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  • Lex
    Moderator Emeritus
    • Apr 2001
    • 27461

    Club McIntosh! Yeah, big green and blue!!!

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    Doug
    "I'm out there Jerry, and I'm loving every minute of it!" - Kramer
  • Alaric
    Ultra Senior Member
    • Jan 2006
    • 4143

    #2
    I saw this and fell in lust.
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    Lee

    Marantz PM7200-RIP
    Marantz PM-KI Pearl
    Schiit Modi 3
    Marantz CD5005
    Paradigm Studio 60 v.3

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    • Alaric
      Ultra Senior Member
      • Jan 2006
      • 4143

      #3
      OK , I just perused the McIntosh site. I shall now go buy a Powerball ticket. Before I follow the links at the bottom of the page , like Wadia , acoustic research , Sonus Faber , etc.. Daaaaamn.

      I clicked on an Oppo ad from HTG , too. Holy crap! They have really expanded their line! Planar headphones!? Methinks the days of Oppo being "cheap" high quality audio have passed.
      Last edited by Alaric; 23 November 2015, 13:16 Monday.
      Lee

      Marantz PM7200-RIP
      Marantz PM-KI Pearl
      Schiit Modi 3
      Marantz CD5005
      Paradigm Studio 60 v.3

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      • Lex
        Moderator Emeritus
        • Apr 2001
        • 27461

        #4
        I saw one of those yesterday, it was gorgeous. As was everything I saw by McIntosh, the stuff was gorgeous. Well, I am not sure it was a 50th anniversary piece, but it might have been since it looked pretty much like that. Wonderful.
        Doug
        "I'm out there Jerry, and I'm loving every minute of it!" - Kramer

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        • Alaric
          Ultra Senior Member
          • Jan 2006
          • 4143

          #5
          The regular version has a stainless steel chassis , with the gold on the anniversary model. I know McIntosh makes some seriously powerful tube gear , but their little ones , like that , still make a hefty 75 watts per channel. The KT88 tubes should be able to handle a fair variety of speakers since McIntosh's Autoformers deliver the same power at 8 and 4 ohms. I have no idea what the prices are anymore , but I'd sure like to hear one.
          Last edited by Alaric; 23 November 2015, 13:17 Monday.
          Lee

          Marantz PM7200-RIP
          Marantz PM-KI Pearl
          Schiit Modi 3
          Marantz CD5005
          Paradigm Studio 60 v.3

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          • Lex
            Moderator Emeritus
            • Apr 2001
            • 27461

            #6
            Hey, speaking from a guitar amp perspective, you'd be amazed at what even less than 50 tube watt amps can do. I have a 1/5/18 watt Hughes and Kettner guitar amp that is pretty amazing driving 2 12" speakers. I had a nice integrated tube amp once. But I don't think it was the best, I finally sold it, as it was difficult to divide my system up using tube and solid state.

            But I could see a nice little separate listening room for this with my Concertos and my M & K subwoofer, or a nice REL sub. Very musical they are.
            Doug
            "I'm out there Jerry, and I'm loving every minute of it!" - Kramer

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            • Alaric
              Ultra Senior Member
              • Jan 2006
              • 4143

              #7
              I would love to have the "little" McAmp. Unfortunately , they are pushing $5000 used. That is a little (OK a lot) rich for my blood. In fact , the only way I'm buying a $5000 amp this year would be selling my blood , and I'm fair certain I don't have $5K worth! LOL
              Lee

              Marantz PM7200-RIP
              Marantz PM-KI Pearl
              Schiit Modi 3
              Marantz CD5005
              Paradigm Studio 60 v.3

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              • Kevin P
                Member
                • Aug 2000
                • 10809

                #8
                OMG... I'd sell body parts for that amp, but nothing on me is worth even $50, and then I'd be dead and wouldn't be able to enjoy it anyway.

                Tube amps sound great with less power since they distort in a more pleasant fashion when overdriven compared to SS amps. As I'm sure Lex knows, that's how they make "that" electric guitar sound.

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                • Alaric
                  Ultra Senior Member
                  • Jan 2006
                  • 4143

                  #9
                  No need to settle for less power with McIntosh's tube farms. 75 watt monoblocks , anyone?
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                  Need more? How about a pair of 300 watt monos? LOL
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                  I used to know a guy with two , 250 wpc MFA stereo valve amps that he used to bi amp a pair of B&W 801s. 1000 watts of tubey goodness. With Dark Side Of The Moon on the SOTA , the ceiling mounted bike rack in the garage came down. Scared the hell out of us , as we were researching the correlation between music volume and volume of beer consumed. (They are closely related. LOL)
                  Lee

                  Marantz PM7200-RIP
                  Marantz PM-KI Pearl
                  Schiit Modi 3
                  Marantz CD5005
                  Paradigm Studio 60 v.3

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                  • Lex
                    Moderator Emeritus
                    • Apr 2001
                    • 27461

                    #10
                    I would have to sell music instruments and or what photo gear I have left to do significant hardware purchase. I'm spent.

                    That tube amp is a Monster Lee. Funny on the bike rack and beer... lol.
                    Doug
                    "I'm out there Jerry, and I'm loving every minute of it!" - Kramer

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