Tube amps for Maggie 3.5 or 3.6

I have a pair of VTL 750's running Maggie 3.6. The sound is great. I tried the ARC VT100 and Atma-sphere MA-1, but liked the VTL's better. The right tube gear with Maggies is probably some of the best sound you can get in audio. I agree with Jtinn, the Wolcott would probably work well. Another idea is to get two used BAT VK60s for around 2K each and run them as mono blocks. That may be your best sound for $$$.

Look at Brian Damkroger's review in Stereophile, where he talks about being a tube guy, but advises, most strictly, against using any tubes with the 3.6. Go with a high-powered, ultra-fast power amp--Spectral, Classe, Levinson,Plinius etc.

Some of the best sound I have heard out of the Maggie 3.5's have been with ss gear. True, tubes do something magical, but the Maggies are magical in the midrange. What you don't want is brittle ss with them. The ss recommendations earlier were very good. I might add some budget ones I have heard that work well. The ARC D300, Bryston 4BST, Bryston 4BNRB(but a bit sibilant in the mids, and I would definitely use a tube preamp with a ss amp. Tubes are needed somewhere in there. With the D3oo and 4BST, the sound was magical. The preamp was an ARC or Sonic Frontiers SFL-2. I would use a ARC as a preamp, L15, 16, or Reference if you can swing the scratch. One tube amp I forgot to mention was the Music Reference RM9MKII with 6550 Svetlana tubes...glorious. You might even check out the new RM200. A good choice for low impedance speakers like the Maggies. Try both and see what you like best, jeff

I looked at the SF Power 3 and Wolcott mono's to power my Inner Sound Eros. The Eros are a ESL hybrid with a nominal impedance of 4 ohms. The Wolcott's won hands down exhibiting better bass control than my Classe CA-300. Bottom end in spades! These amps are also just superb in the midrange and top end as well. Far better sound and control on the ESL's than the Rowland gear I've used. I think the Power 3 amps represent a good value but the Wolcott mono's just sound so much better than anything else I have heard. If you audition them, I think you'll be reluctant to return them. Regards; -Jerie

Thanks everyone for your great suggestions! Steve