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After receiving replies in this forum as well as from a couple of others I went ahead and bought an MC275, C2200 and MVP861 to run with my RF-7's and in my opinion it sounds great and actually has more power than what I expected and more than what I needed. All in all, I'm quite happy with the combination.
Jack
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Hi....
This is my first foray into higher end audio and I went ahead and bought a new set of RF-7's and am now shopping for amplification. Based on the set up my brother had 30 years ago I tend to lean toward McIntosh but in reading various posts about the type of amp and power requirements for this speaker I'm now somewhat confused on the direction I should go...SS or tubes......lower wattage or big power. I normally listen to music at normal levels but every now and then crank it up but not to the extent where my ears bleed and neighbors from 2 blocks away are calling the cops. I'm looking for a system that would be like sitting on the front row of a live performance, has depth, clarity, stage presence (if that's the right term), good bass and is a thrill to listen to......like one of those systems I read about in here that when you first hear it all you can do is stand there in amazement and go WOW!!!
Would McIntosh provide the things I'm after in a system and if so would the MA-2275 (75 w/ch) be a good choice in tubes or a MA-6900 (200 w/ch) in SS?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated before I plunk out the bucks.
Thanks for your help.
Jack
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Hi....
I've been looking to buy a new 2 channel system for quite some time and am being influenced by the system by brother had back in the 60's (Klipschorns & McInstosh tubes). I don't remember a lot about it but what sticks in my kind is that it sounded absolutely incredible and was like listening to a live performance.
I've gone ahead a bought a pair of RF-7's and am now shopping for an amp. Unfortunately there isn't anyplace around here that I can audition an RF-7/Mcintosh combination so I thought I'd check out the forum to see what suggestions others might be willing to offer. I've been leaning toward the Mac integrated MC-2275 but among the questions in my mind are :
a) Is this too much or too little amp for the speakers?
How is it going to sound?
c) Should I really be looking for SS as opposed to tubes?
d) Are there other amps out there that would be better suited and a better match-up?
As far as my musical tastes go, I kind of like the gamut with more emphasis on world music (reggae, African, Latin, etc.), rock (Springstein, Bob Segar, Bonnie Raitt, Annie Lenox, etc.) and a smattering of 70's style country (Ray Price, Johnny Bush, etc.) and I do tend to listen to it loud at times.
Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated.
Regards,
Jack
RF-7's & Amplification
in 2-Channel Home Audio
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I was hesitant too in buying the 75W equipment due to the vastly conflicting postings on this forum as well as others but then I corresponded with Klipsch as well as Frank Gow (Gordon Gow's son) and went ahead and bought it based on their input. The following is the text of the email from Klipsch :
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Steve Phillips
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Klipsch Audio Technologies