Amps & Maggies...what is your take?

Various posts may appear advising a multitude of choices from lower end AV receivers to high end tube amps. It has always been my opinion that Maggies love lots of current but many owners have had great success with reduced amounts. I have a pair of 1.5's and have owned various 4 ohm nominal impedence speakers over the last decade. I have always had good success with my Bryston amps and now have a 4B-ST mated with a Rogue 66 preamp which has provided me with a new level of system synergy. The 4B has great bass slam and controls the planar very well.

I run a pair of smgc's with a conrad johnson mv52(45 watts per chanell) and a pair of 1.5's with a krell ksa100 mk2 both combos sound awesome

I have a pair of 1.6's and I use an Ayre V3 of which I find to be the best that I have had in my house. I have tried a Byston 4BST, Krell KSA 100S, Classe CA200 and the Pass Alpha3. Out of all of them I find the Ayre to best match my needs. The Pass was close but not enough power. I'm sure some of the larger Pass unit would have been great but thats what I had available at the time. Just my 2 cents. Best-Gary

I use an Anthem Amp 2 @ 300 watts into 4 ohms. It is a hybrid with 2 tubes. They list for $1700 but I got mine for $1400. Excellent results.