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Magnepan and Bob Carver Raven amps

I know the Magnepans are not very efficient and most of the amps that are usually paired with these speakers are not to my licking.

I own the Bob Carver Raven mono block amps; Will these amps provide sufficient power for the Magnepans? They are rated at 350 RMS at 8 ohms and 400 at 4 ohms, but they are tubed so that may matter.

I was considering either the 3.7i or the 20.7.

ozzy

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flasd
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Ozzy… Reach out to Jim Clark at Jim Clark Stereo…He is now Carver’s sales and information point … He’s a great guy and can give you the guidance you seek.

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ozzy OP
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flasd,

Thanks for that info. I will.

ozzy

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jimf42
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I have a pair of MGIIIa ...I biamp them with Bryston 3B amps...they probably put out 225-250  into 4 ohms mono.  They drive them very well.

icanskate
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Hi.. I ran my Maggie’s 1.7i with a Prima Luna Dialouge Premium no problem.. great marriage actually. Maggie’s like current… it’s not so much the watts.. it’s current. FWIW .. the Prima Luna sounded far far far better than the Cronus Magnum I started with even though it was only 1/3 the watts.

cheers

k

secretguy
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richopp

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At least you all recognize that Maggies need high wattage and basically deliver what you put into them.

No. We all don't recognize this.

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