Amp for Magnat Supreme Monitor 2002

[xtmotoman]

Hi all!
I need an advice regarding choosing an amplifier for a pair of Magnat Supreme Monitor 2002.
I'm tight on budget, so in my list I have:

Yamaha A-S201
Onkyo A-9110
Aiwa AMU-120BT

Which of these three would you prefer? Or something from Pioneer (A-10 ?)

Or is it necessary to extend the budget for about 1/3 to something like Yamaha A-S301 or Onkyo A-9130 (which I want to avoid)?
I'm not an audiophile, I just want to power those speakers for casual listening.

Thank you for any advice!

Best regards,
Martin

 

[Al ears]

Hi all!
I need an advice regarding choosing an amplifier for a pair of Magnat Supreme Monitor 2002.
I'm tight on budget, so in my list I have:

Yamaha A-S201
Onkyo A-9110
Aiwa AMU-120BT

Which of these three would you prefer? Or something from Pioneer (A-10 ?)

Or is it necessary to extend the budget for about 1/3 to something like Yamaha A-S301 or Onkyo A-9130 (which I want to avoid)?
I'm not an audiophile, I just want to power those speakers for casual listening.

Thank you for any advice!

Best regards,
Martin

Welcome to the forum Martin.
What is your budget as a matter of interest?
Why have you selected these amps and what are you going to be using as source?

 

[xtmotoman]

Welcome to the forum Martin.
What is your budget as a matter of interest?
Why have you selected these amps and what are you going to be using as source?

Thank you for the reply. I would like to spend max. 300 €/ca 350 USD.
The reason I selected these amps is that I found them within my budget in local shops (here in Czech Republic).
The source would be a laptop, eventually mobile phone connected using the 3,5 mm - cinch cable.
I don't need any extra features like Bluetooth etc, since I'll connect the laptop.
The only concern is if these amps can drive those speakers? I asked in a local shop and they stated I can take the A-S201 without issues.
According to the Yamaha website, it can provide 2x140W (4 ohm, 1 kHz, 0,7% THD). But I noticed, that on the rear panel, there is "A/B: 8 Ohm min." The local salesman told me that this is no problem and this Yamaha can drive those Magnats easily. However, I don't know if he just wanted to sell me one.... So I decided to ask here.
I also asked directly Yamaha, but no response so far.

And searching for alternatives, I found the Onkyo and Aiwa which cost only little bit more.
The speakers will be in a 35m2 room, casual listening.

The Yamaha A-S301 or Onkyo A-9130 I found as more expensive alternatives in case the above mentioned amps are not adequate.

Thank you for any further advice!

 

[Al ears]

Looking at the specification of those speakers any of the amps you mentioned should be able to drive those speakers, they are not a difficult load, the only issue I can see is the cable to connect your laptop, not sure which type you would need . If you can stretch your budget to the Yamaha 301 then this would be a good idea.

 

[xtmotoman]

Thanks a lot for the feedback, that's exactly what I was struggling to determine - how difficult the speakers are to drive and if these amps are capable of it.
Regarding the cable - I was thinking about this one.



But I also have an external sound card, if necessary: https://en.creative.com/p/sound-blaster/sound-blaster-x-fi-surround-5-1-pro