KT88 Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 I have real vintage amps from Quad and Leak, they have all benefited from new parts. But since 2003 my absolute permanent equipment and reference is my C22CE and my MC275 MK4. Now comes my question to the experts. I consider my C22CE and the MC275 MK4 as "new" and "newer incarnation" respectively of the original vintage equipment from the 60s. The main differences are probably the use of circuit boards and that most of the coupling capacitors in the 90s and 00s are the German Wima MKP10 that Mcintosh used (or still uses). So is my Mcintosh gear old or (kind of) "new"? I would think that the MKP10s don't really age. But when should I change the electrolytic caps of the power transformer section? Especially also with the MC275MK4 BTW, my Mcintosh gear sounds pretty darn good, despite the PCB construction and MKP caps. The C22CE blew me away when I first heard it 18 years ago, until then I thought my EAR 864 was my favourite preamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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