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    Current=Voltage/Impedance, thus you need a lot of reserve current to drive and keep control of speakers when the impedance drops toward 2 or 3 ohms. That said if you are not striving for high volumes then the amp you have should be fine
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    I have both 63s and 57s.

    My son managed to kill the 63s whilst i was away on holiday-they will get fixed one day.

    They both worked fine with a variety of amps valve/t amps/hybrid and ss.

    I reckon you will be fine with your naim amp....hope it works out well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scooby View Post
    Supernait definitley drives Maggies. A dealer not too far away from me had a pair wired up to one and playing for a while. No issues with driving them, although I did think the sound was a bit meh.
    Quote Originally Posted by Sherwood View Post
    This is the point I was making. You can get a decent volume and an OK sound out of Maggies with many amps However, they are completely transformed with the right amplification!

    Geoff
    Exactly.
    Maggies shouldn't sound 'meh' - that just shows the amp isn't up to the task.

    When I first got my recent Maggie 1.6QR for my 2nd system (which I then sold on to Alan Firebottle) I used them with a 70wpc Sony integrated - which fairly promptly died on one channel .
    -- I'd be very wary of trying to drive your Maggies hard, Bev - the Naims might not be up to it and the consequences might be severe.
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    I have used a Supernait with Maggies and the result was uninspiring. Without a powerful amp with 'grip', the Maggies are slow and bland. Give them some proper drive and they come alive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by hifi_dave View Post
    I have used a Supernait with Maggies and the result was uninspiring. Without a powerful amp with 'grip', the Maggies are slow and bland. Give them some proper drive and they come alive.
    Exactly!!!!!!

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    The CLS 2s that I sold for a friend were inititally driven by his Naim 250, which repeatedly cut out, and a dealer stated that he would not buy them on the basis of that demo.

    I substituted my ATC SIA-150 and that drove them well. So, limitations in Naim amps seems established.

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    So are electrostatics any easier to drive than Maggies ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ninanina View Post
    So are electrostatics any easier to drive than Maggies ?
    They both require good amplification but different types of amplification. Maggies are great speakers and fantastic value for money but notoriously difficult to drive.

    Geoff

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    I have been waiting a couple of weeks to get a pair of 1.7 to try whit my F5
    I hope they will be ok ...
    They may be here next week end

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ninanina View Post
    So are electrostatics any easier to drive than Maggies ?
    Both are difficult to drive in their own ways. Your Naim will drive the Maggies but you won't get the best from them and I wouldn't use a Naim with ELS.

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