good amp for Maggies?


Hello,

I'm planning to upgrade my stereo system and have had for 30 years Magneplanar speakers. I started with the Tympani's which are now in one son's home. Then I moved up and those speakers are now in my other son's home. I now have the 3's and plan to purchase the 20.1's in due time. (budget)
In the meantime I have come across a pretty good deal from a dealer I trust for the Classe monoblocks. So I might purchase them before the new speakers - but since it would be a while before I get the new speakers they would just sit around for a while. Is this a good idea?
nottop
I own a new (Spring 2010) pair of Magnepan 3.6s.
I did my research and your Classe' are a very good choice.
(I would have auditioned the Classe' but my dealer did not have any in stock to audition.(the economy)and would order them, but no return, where the Bryston I could audition, and return if I did not like it. I liked the Bryston.
Other good well recommended amps for Maggies are:
Bryson (I bought a Bryston 4B-SST2 new)
Classe'
Pass
Threshold
Audio Research
And, why do you not purchase the amps and use them on your current speakers?
Anyway, If you cannot use them on your current speakers.. any amp sitting for a year is probably just fine. When you first plug the amps in after they sit a long TIME, turn them on for just a moment. Then off. Leave them off for a day. Afterwards, they should be fine. Doing that helps reform the caps after a lot period of non-use
PS You can turn them on with nothing connected, just plug them in and turn on once each three months, for a few minutes. that will do just fine. As long as the caps stay 'formed' (the electricity does this just because it is electricity, and it lasts for many months)
thank you for your help-

I think i will purchase these classe amps - hook them up to my current maggies for now and then, when i can afford it, hook them up to my new 20.1's.

appreciate your thoughts.

nottop
Having been a Maggie owner since 1979 and gone up the ladder with various models,I have found that any quality amp that doubles its power into 4 ohms has always worked well.Doubles is power,not merely increasing its power is what counts.All the above amps mentioned should make those babies sing.Would like to add that the older levinsons No.27/No.23/are superb amps for Magneplanars.Mate with a fine tube preamp and you should be in nirvana all day long.