Shiva Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Here, a vid of the this amp and its history. For those interested. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornukopia Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I attended some of their live concerts. They had good sound. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbeefheart Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 If anyone is interested in the La Scala speakers they showed briefly in the video they were purchased by Jerry Garcia's mother as the bands first PA system in 66'/67'. Jerry later gave them to the Hell's Angels for their clubhouse system complete with a Sansui amplifier. Pretty darn neat right! https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/grateful-dead-hi-fi-auction/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
314carpenter Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 1 hour ago, captainbeefheart said: If anyone is interested in the La Scala speakers they showed briefly in the video they were purchased by Jerry Garcia's mother as the bands first PA system in 66'/67'. Jerry later gave them to the Hell's Angels for their clubhouse system complete with a Sansui amplifier. Pretty darn neat right! https://insheepsclothinghifi.com/grateful-dead-hi-fi-auction/ Very cool Sotheby's was able to put together enough provenance to piece this one together. They have the resources, but who knew they had the real thing. Until now. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiva Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share Posted January 19, 2022 An interesting bit of info from the vid, the wall of sound use 48 of those Mac amps to power it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornukopia Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Somebody got really high. Jerry Garcia's "Budman" McIntosh MC2300 Amplifier Sold for $378,000 at Sotheby's Auction (mcintoshlabs.com) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
314carpenter Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 $15,120 for La Scala's. https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/from-the-vault-property-from-the-grateful-dead-and-friends/hells-angels-party-stereo-system-including-the 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 You could veneer those and make them look pretty nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ale Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 From Wikipedia : The improvisational rock band the Grateful Dead employed 48 McIntosh MC-2300 amps as the main power source for their enormous public-address system, the Wall of Sound. Designed by Owsley "Bear" Stanley and others, this system utilized more than 26,000 watts of continuous power fed into JBL and Electrovoice speakers and was renowned for its natural, low-distortion stereo sound which carried for 600 feet without significant degradation. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Kid Charlemagne definitely knew something about good sound combos. I use newer McIntosh (MX151/MC255) to drive my all-Cornwall theater (one might call it "The CornWall Of Sound") and it still "has it" - that body, presentation, "way" with the performance, albeit with a little fresher face. I spent a ton of time with MC30s as well as MC250 on various Klipsch and still believe that the Mac/horn combo is one of the best in the biz. It's not practical to use tubes or Firstwatt (class A too hot anyway), Luxman and Accuphase don't make five channel amps. When I rebuilt my Cornwall Theater and had to choose how to power that, the Mac seemed a good logical fit, and it still is. From the Grateful Dead stage to here, and all through the years, they most certainly were not wrong, and I still think of Mac first and foremost as "The Amp Company" because of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 On 1/19/2022 at 12:17 PM, Khornukopia said: I attended some of their live concerts. They had good sound. I didn't attend enough. Yes, they had good sound 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanksjim1 Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Here's the same deal without the "provenance" - Oregon Coast - CL - $3400. https://eugene.craigslist.org/ele/d/pacific-city-mcintosh-mc2300/7580715735.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 On 1/19/2022 at 12:17 PM, Khornukopia said: I attended some of their live concerts. They had good sound. - this might age me. Saw them live - as front band for Iron Butterfly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khornukopia Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 5 minutes ago, richieb said: - this might age me. Saw them live - as front band for Iron Butterfly. You might have heard the extended live version of In A Gadda Da Vida, and lost track of time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richieb Posted February 12, 2023 Share Posted February 12, 2023 14 hours ago, Khornukopia said: You might have heard the extended live version of In A Gadda Da Vida, and lost track of time! During those times - I have no doubt time was lost - 😉 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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