Magico and class D amp

[steve59]

I cried when my krell kav 300 il warranty ran out best sounding piece I ever heard but it baked itself every year. other than that I think choosing an amp by how cool it runs is not going to guarantee musical results. $10k is a lot of cash and we know speakers and amps react differently. Why not place the speakers and start listening to first the amps that were in the demo that attracted you to them in the first place? My dealer lets me take anything home for the weekend and while that kinda obligates me to buy from him it's worth it.

 

[NekoAudio]

I bet it sounds amazing. What other amplifiers are using with the M2?

We also have the Lumin X1+AMP right next to the Devialet, with a separate set of speaker cables to make switching back and forth easy, and Bryston available to swap in too.

I had a Devolet 1000 and yes on paper it has a lot of watts, but in actual use . . .

To be nice - I'll just say that it would go into protection mode if played loud. Where for example my Accuphase A-35 I had at the same time with its low rated power would play just as loud.

Def try before buying.

FWIW, I've used the Devialet Expert 440 Pro to play movies at reference levels with the Magico S5 MkII and Magico M2 speakers without any problems.

 

[Bart001]

Naim gear has low power ratings but perform better than their rating, typically very high current.

Have you looked at Devialet?

I've been a Naim owner for about 10 years now. I did audition Devialet at home about 5 years ago. There was an initial 'that's cool' factor, but over the course of the first day (and I had it for a long weekend) I came to not like the sound; not nearly as "musical" as Naim. Clinical, "sharp" my wife called it. That was with my Devore Nines at the time. Maybe it's gotten better??

A Supernait3 would drive A5's nicely. You'd need a second box for digital (NDX2). If I were starting I'd listen to that, and Pass, and Aavik and Boulder if in the price range.

 

[imprezap2]

Definitely Gryphon with Magico. Pass and Boulder too!

NO CLASS D


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

Hi Mike, that is a bit too much I think, there are definitly set ups with Magico and Class D amps that work well. (Aavik/Devialet), I have listened to the Aavik with A3/V3 and Q3, all three very musical combinations. (I count the Aavik amps to the warm side of neutral)

Olaf

by the way, I am not saying it is the best amp for Magico, but i does work well.

 

[KeithR]

I’m planning on getting a pair of the new Magico A5s and I’m researching some integrated systems to drive them. I would like to get something that runs cool and has a small footprint so I started looking into class D amplification. Would something like the upcoming NAD M33 drive them sufficiently or do I need more/different power?

The budget is around $10k but could go a bit higher for the right system. Also my preference is a black component over silver and would like it to be an all in one system that is Roon ready. I’m open to any other suggestions in class D or otherwise.

Thanks

I've auditioned quite a few amps so far on YG and the little Ampzilla 2000 monos are really great and would work well for Magico. They cost $5500/pr new, street. With the savings, you can buy a nice preamp for under your budget.

Their cost unfortunately counts them out for a lot of audiophiles, but the circuit is really good. They sound very natural and musical with great dynamics and grunt. They also have a 3d-ness quality that most SS amps in this price range lack.

 

[GSOphile]

I've auditioned quite a few amps so far on YG and the little Ampzilla 2000 monos are really great and would work well for Magico. They cost $5500/pr new, street. With the savings, you can buy a nice preamp for under your budget.

Their cost unfortunately counts them out for a lot of audiophiles, but the circuit is really good. They sound very natural and musical with great dynamics and grunt. They also have a 3d-ness quality that most SS amps in this price range lack.

They also got a very positive review on the 10Audio site some years ago.
Spread Spectrum Technologies Ampzilla 2000 Second Edition Power Amplifiers | 10 Audio

 

[pdxaudio]

I've auditioned quite a few amps so far on YG and the little Ampzilla 2000 monos are really great and would work well for Magico. They cost $5500/pr new, street. With the savings, you can buy a nice preamp for under your budget.

Their cost unfortunately counts them out for a lot of audiophiles, but the circuit is really good. They sound very natural and musical with great dynamics and grunt. They also have a 3d-ness quality that most SS amps in this price range lack.

These look interesting, probably not really what I’m looking for, although I’m curious where you can get them at that price.

 

[pdxaudio]

A lot of different suggestions here, I appreciate all of them, not many people recommending class D, a few Devialet an Aavik suggestions. I guess I’ll have to try different options, I might try a class D with a 30 day trial and I’ll see if I can borrow a Boulder 866 from a dealer, maybe some other amps for comparison.