Shakeydeal Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 4 hours ago, ODS123 said: McIntosh engineers ALL their amps to behave linearly when driving nearly any speaker load. Hence, their tube amps sound pretty much like their S/S amps. So you should really just flip a coin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ODS123 Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 6 hours ago, Shakeydeal said: So you should really just flip a coin? More accurately, I am saying take audible differences out of the equation because there likely aren’t any. Personally, I would stick with an integrated amplifier. In much the same way people romanticize tubes people also romanticize the idea of separates. While separates may allow you to independently upgrade the preamp or the power amp, they also potentiate issues like hum and hiss that arise from having extra interconnect cables and power cords. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KT88 Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 18 hours ago, ODS123 said: More accurately, I am saying take audible differences out of the equation because there likely aren’t any. Personally, I would stick with an integrated amplifier. In much the same way people romanticize tubes people also romanticize the idea of separates. While separates may allow you to independently upgrade the preamp or the power amp, they also potentiate issues like hum and hiss that arise from having extra interconnect cables and power cords. If you agree with the sound, why not have a high-quality integrated amp? I don't know exactly, but the main benefit of pre and power amps may play a role when people have hundreds or even 1000 watt amps. And isn't it a historical issue when power supplies of integrated amps were much more primitive and caused turmoil in the phono circuit? Plus, all the private modifying and fine tuning, starting with cables, is first and foremost the fun of experimenting and the fun of hearing something different. Surely it makes sense to swap a really bad Chinese tube for a decent better one. But an English hi-fi journalist once wrote, how would it be if tubes were fixed soldered and transistors were in a plastic housing with plug-in contacts. Then a lot of people would fiddle with their transistor amps...sand roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salbake Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/20/2022 at 6:11 PM, pallpoul said: I liked the MAC7200 a lot with my LS, i bought another one for my CW III's. I’m using a MAC7200 with my CW IVs and love it. Thought I was going with an MC275 but then I started looking at the MAC7200 and it seemed like the most bang for the buck (perhaps an oxymoron with Mc gear) of anything McIntosh makes. If I feel like upgrading my system anytime soon I will swap out the DA1 for the DA2 and I might switch from MM phono cartridge to MC but the MAC7200 will stay! 200 wpc + their autoformers - all you’ll ever need. And local sports radio through the Cornwalls is pretty fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedLimit Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 what do you think about a MC6700 with CW IV ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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