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Best Preamp/Amp Combo for Maggie 1.6QR's?
HMMMmmmm.....I am reluctant to enter into this frey....but I have had enough Zin tonight to be stupid. So here are some very off the cuff observations. I like maggie 1.6's with (good)tube preamps (SAS, VAC-expensive, and passive EVS DAC attenuator... 
dac choice
84audio I own both the M24 and I think a 2005 Benchmark DAC 1. The DAC 1 is more precise and clear in comparison to the M24. But I prefer the M24 to the DAC 1 because the M24 sounds more three dimensional in my system and seems to be easier to lis... 
Nuforce 9.02s powering Maggies?
Hey go for it. I use the Nuforce 9.02 amps on a pair of Maggie 1.6's and they work pretty well! I have used the maggies with VAC and Odyssey Extreme amps (the Odyssey's pretty good by the way)and I like the Nuforce maggie 1.6 combo the best. The b... 
Has anyone tried out new Mapleshade speaker wires
They are very good wires....great lateral spread, a little two dimesional and they will not not shine the best in medium priced solid state systems. However they are fast, clean and have good bass response. They are also a very good buy and Pierre... 
Isolation device under Ayre CX-7e?
A good question...I think you will gain a moderate to significant improvement in sound if you just use the Mapleshade isolation system. And no I have no relationship to Pierre Spreys Company. However he does have good "ears" and he does make great...