chuckears Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 It kind of surprised me recently when three separate salespeople at two different audio/HT stores - all of whom have been in the business for years - had never heard of the McCormack brand. I recently re-acquired a DNA-1 Deluxe to power my mains, with the HT-1 taking care of the center and surrounds. Very accurate, sweet-sounding watts feeding the Fortes. (The QSC professional amp powers my two home-built subs). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 One cant help but think of McIntosh when you hear the McCormack Brand , a bit like if someone started a McCormack Restaurant , one would think of McDonalds - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckears Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share Posted September 15, 2021 18 hours ago, RandyH said: One cant help but think of McIntosh when you hear the McCormack Brand , a bit like if someone started a McCormack Restaurant , one would think of McDonalds - I hear the name in my head; the "Mac" in McIntosh sounds so different from the lack of a vowel sound in "McCormack", it doesn't have the same affect with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 The Quality build was very good at the time , this was a mid- high end amplifier , you do not see a lot of these units being advertised for sale , and the brand was retired so examples must Be rare - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckears Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 On 9/15/2021 at 5:13 PM, RandyH said: The Quality build was very good at the time , this was a mid- high end amplifier , you do not see a lot of these units being advertised for sale , and the brand was retired so examples must Be rare - They were pretty ubiquitous on the used market back in the late 90's and early 2000's, and they pop up on ebay and usaudiomart.com pretty consistently; not very many make their way to audiogon any more. Also, their asking price has remained consistent the past 20-plus years, and has in fact gone a little higher since everything went haywire a year and a half ago. The ask on the DNA-1 Deluxe was over $1000, but I was lucky enough to score it for about $200 less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 17 minutes ago, chuckears said: The ask on the DNA-1 Deluxe was over $1000, but I was lucky enough to score it for about $200 less. how about a review on the klipsch forum ,of how does it sound ? DNA-1 Deluxe in your own words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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