Best Amps for Magneplanar 1.7i Speakers

Bryston is reputed to be a good match with Maggies, and this 4B-SST2 has ample power to drive your speakers…
https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649923203-bryston-4b-sst2/

Matching the Bryston with this excellent LTA ZOTL tube preamp I’d think would produce glorious sound along with just a bit of that tube magic…

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb062c-linear-tube-audio-microzotl-preamplifier-tube

Or you could go with a Bryston BP26 preamp for synergy with the amp…

https://www.audiogon.com/listings/lisb1fi8-bryston-bp26-stereo-preamplifier-remote-ps-3-power-supply-black-45883-solid-state

Hope this helps, and best of luck.

LOL@ the poster who simply adds a non sequitor.

Not sure about the use of tubes with Maggies. I had a pair of Magnepan 1.7i and I used the usually recommended Bryston Class AB amps with them. During a period in time I used a pair of Bryston 4B3 amps with great success. But you can likely do well with just one of those amps run as a stereo amp. I do not recommend Schiit Vidars, as with loud music and in my experience, they go into thermal protection. Maggies need lots of current and power. They are also great when you add a pair of subwoofers, which I have found easy to integrate, as opposed to what some others have stated on this topic. 

@kevin1956,

Look at the Schiit TYR Amp!

Mike

https://www.schiit.com/products/tyr

I did use tubes for about a year....Rogue Cronus Magnum. It sounded fine and had ample power, but the excess heat wasn't acceptable in my hot climate.

I can't recommend the Anthem STR enough. A superb piece. There's a reason it's still on Stereophile's Class A list years after introduction.