Hi Brad225 -

As one of those Maggie fans I can report my pleasure with their sound in stereo (which I thought demanded higher quality than HT if you ignore the volume preferences and LFE) when fed by the 990 driving nOrh Le Amp II monoblocks. Of course Magneplanars are not electrostatics so this may be irrelevant. But in any case doesn't the power amplifier count for more than the preamp in determining speaker performance?

Best to you and happy new year to all,

Paul Nay