Amp for Magnepan ( Carver Adcom )

[khtbone]

I'm looking for a stereo amp that will eventually power Magnepans (MMG, SMG). My budget is kinda tight, like most college students. I've been looking at some second hand amplifiers like Adcom "seriesII or newer" and Carver "tfm series". Just wondering if anyone had experience using these amps to power mags. If anyone has used these amps before in any situation would be helpful, as also any other amps in the same ball park.

$350 price range

P.S. I will love to get an amp right now for my current set up. My Hardon Kardon reciever works good, but doesn't have much juice, so my Jamo speakers don't sound their best.


P.S.S. I would use them for listening to classical music, but would also use them as front channels on my tv. My place is kinda small right now, but I will only be here for another year, then I'll be in a bigger house ( a.k.a. parents house) with plenty of room to get some mags. (Thanks for the wonderful music degree, which is about as useful as toilet paper. Will work for Mags.)


Soup Nazi

[GMichael]

I'm looking for a stereo amp that will eventually power Magnepans (MMG, SMG). My budget is kinda tight, like most college students. I've been looking at some second hand amplifiers like Adcom "seriesII or newer" and Carver "tfm series". Just wondering if anyone had experience using these amps to power mags. If anyone has used these amps before in any situation would be helpful, as also any other amps in the same ball park.

$350 price range

P.S. I will love to get an amp right now for my current set up. My Hardon Kardon reciever works good, but doesn't have much juice, so my Jamo speakers don't sound their best.


P.S.S. I would use them for listening to classical music, but would also use them as front channels on my tv. My place is kinda small right now, but I will only be here for another year, then I'll be in a bigger house ( a.k.a. parents house) with plenty of room to get some mags. (Thanks for the wonderful music degree, which is about as useful as toilet paper. Will work for Mags.)


Soup Nazi

Here is a link to company that sells some B-stock amps. They seem to have fair prices. I have been told that you don't need a lot of watts so much as you will need amps to drive the Maggies.

http://www.audioadvisor.com/store/clearance.asp

[Geoffcin]

I'm looking for a stereo amp that will eventually power Magnepans (MMG, SMG). My budget is kinda tight, like most college students. I've been looking at some second hand amplifiers like Adcom "seriesII or newer" and Carver "tfm series". Just wondering if anyone had experience using these amps to power mags. If anyone has used these amps before in any situation would be helpful, as also any other amps in the same ball park.

$350 price range


An amp like this;

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampstran&1126481083

Is hard to beat for the $$$. It will power ANY Magnepan you get.

[JoeE SP9]

I'm looking for a stereo amp that will eventually power Magnepans (MMG, SMG). My budget is kinda tight, like most college students. I've been looking at some second hand amplifiers like Adcom "seriesII or newer" and Carver "tfm series". Just wondering if anyone had experience using these amps to power mags. If anyone has used these amps before in any situation would be helpful, as also any other amps in the same ball park.

$350 price range

P.S. I will love to get an amp right now for my current set up. My Hardon Kardon reciever works good, but doesn't have much juice, so my Jamo speakers don't sound their best.


P.S.S. I would use them for listening to classical music, but would also use them as front channels on my tv. My place is kinda small right now, but I will only be here for another year, then I'll be in a bigger house ( a.k.a. parents house) with plenty of room to get some mags. (Thanks for the wonderful music degree, which is about as useful as toilet paper. Will work for Mags.)


Soup Nazi
An Adcom GFA-545II. Great amp! I use 2 of them. one of my buddies uses an Adcom GFA-585II to drive a pair of MG-3R's. they sound great. You wont be disappointed with an Adcom amp. They will drive just about any load (Apogee's excepted) and last forever.