No Bi-Amp but tubes for Maggies -- can it be done?

Well I hope you don't mind a dealer jumping at the chance to blow his horn about a product he peddles, but the Wolcott tube amps are superb on Maggies. They ain't cheap, though; fortunately, used ones show up from time to time.

I was once told by another dealer (who does not sell Wolcotts) that the best he'd ever heard a pair of 3.6's (if I recall correctly) sound was when driven by a pair of Wolcotts. And if you ever really lose your marbles and go for a pair of Sound Labs on down the road, you'll already be set as far as amplification goes.

I have a few other less expensive ideas in amplification for Maggies, if you want to e-mail me (I'm not a Maggie dealer but I'm a former owner and a big Maggie fan).

Best of luck in your quest!

Duke

Don't know if this is an option for you, but there are several hybrid amps out there that are worth considering. Llano and Counterpoint come to mind, plus a few more.

Regards
Jim

Sure. I'm driving the 3.6 model with a 100 watt per channel McIntosh tube amp (2102) and preamp (2200). Sounds great and I listen to a lot of vocal music of various kinds.

Skip

I had a pair of MG3A, that I was driving with a stereo pair of Audio research D-115MK2. Your talking 115w x 4. 1 stereo amp per speaker. This system kept me happy until I purchased Rowland mono blocs ang Apogee Diva ribbons. The ARC D115 can typically be purchased 1000--1300.00. Hope this helps, happy hunting
Scot

I like Duke's suggestion for the Wolcott's- but then again I like Dike because he's a really cool guy :) Another tube amp that would be able to handle maggies amp punishing capabalities are the VTL amps, anything bigger then a 450 should handle it(the 450 may not be enough for the 3.6, but I can not say for sure). I don't think its a lost cause there are a number of maggie users running tubes and they really seem to love it.