| Re: Help! Do I buy an amp or build different speakers?
The problem is, many receivers or amps show no sign of something being wrong until they cook an output transistor.
I had this happen to me twice. Once on a 6 Ohm amplifier (Kenwood KM-Z1) and once on a Marantz receiver (SR-18). Neither are entry level products and both were driving 4 Ohm Magnepans. They worked fine for a while (several years each) until one day they just went to protect mode.
I had people telling me that it was fine because Maggies are a flat 4 Ohm load and are easy to drive -- but two amp repair bills later (and an Outlaw 1050) and I learned the hard way.
I would look on Audiogon for a used stereo amp. You may be able to find a good one cheap.
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