Thanks for the good words, Healy6er. Good to hear that the HK Citation 40w (= 16 dbw) will drive the Maggie 1.6 (there's no 1.8 but no matter - all Maggies have about the same sensitivity). The ST70 has 1-2 dbw less output than the HK and maybe not quite the sound quality, but your advice is encouraging. When time permits - like maybe in a couple of weeks - I might indeed start the 70 project.