Mike 585 Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 I was in a local AV dealer the other day and, as always, checked out the stock of trade-ins. They had a McIntosch C26 that I eyed lustily but I left without it. I couldn't get it out of my mind though. After searching old threads here for a couple of days, I decided to go back and get it and pair it with an MC2505.I went and bought the 2505 from Audio Classics. They were great to deal with by the way. I need to make a road trip down there one of these days. I am very pleased with performance of the pair. I want to thank all those who've posted information and experiences here that helped with the decision process. One thread had a link to Roger Russell's website--very interesting stuff there. I have now scratched "Mac with sexy blue power meters" off my bucket list. Happy listening, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironsave Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Congrats! You can't post this without pictures though! (Did you think we'd let you get away with it???) Incidentally, I had a "Mac attack" yesterday also........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ironsave Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 It was quite good and satisied my need for a greasy burger....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Welcome to the club..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicSeeker Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Congrats I just purchased my first mac gear a c33 and a mc2255 they are hooked up to my first pair of klipschorns. Good place to be. I had no idea (well maybe a little bit of an idea). Heaven. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennie Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Congratulations Mike! Words are great and everything, but... Dennie, who is now curiously hungry for McDonald's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Congrats I just purchased my first mac gear a c33 and a mc2255 they are hooked up to my first pair of klipschorns. Good place to be. I had no idea (well maybe a little bit of an idea). Heaven. Enjoy. I'm glad to see that you are pleased with this arrangement.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Congrats I just purchased my first mac gear a c33 and a mc2255 they are hooked up to my first pair of klipschorns. Good place to be. I had no idea (well maybe a little bit of an idea). Heaven. Enjoy. I'm glad to see that you are pleased with this arrangement.... [8-|] +1 [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runninshine Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 The 2505 is a fantastic piece. [Y] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted September 18, 2011 Moderators Share Posted September 18, 2011 Top notch ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted September 18, 2011 Share Posted September 18, 2011 You will never look back. Before I got the Mac stuff, I had very, very, vey good Sansui pro stuff (AU11000's, etc.). But they were 30+ years old; I spent $500 plus on a general restoration of caps, etc., but the problem was always going to be more things would go wrong, and there were NO parts available, few folks worked on them, and I did an "estimate". It was going to cost me about $200 average a year to maintain them (x 5), replace things, repair things, shipping, headaches... I figured that after three years, I would have spent easily what a high quality, sounds similar or better, easily serviced, repaired, etc., Mac would cost me. Then I looked at the "market". There's some crazy folks out there and especially in Europe and Asia. I sold all of them for what I had in them, sold my TT's, extraneous equipment, some Klipsch speakers, my JBL Control Room Monitors, etc. Took the proceeds... and bought 3 x MA6500's, and a C42 pre-amp, and still have about $1500 in the fund to buy the MC352 I wanted just for the K'horns in the man cave. And.... if anything ever breaks (and with Mac, that's very, very unlikely....), Mac authorized service centers and/or Mac can repair them. You get what you pay for, for sure. Mac is made in the USA. Now having the McIntosh since last year, and having a year to play with them, etc. I now kick myself in the butt for not getting rid of the old stuff years ago when I came off active mil duty and starting over with a couple Mac amps. Mac stuff is expensive, to be sure. But it's absolutely high grade and ultra-reliable. My stress level when I turn on the Mac stuff has dropped to "0" on the "Stereo-Reliability-Meter". [H] Besides, the blue meters are hypnotic..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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