kevzep
Its all about the Music
I'll swap you a 352 for your 452
Nah not enough power.....
I'll swap you a 352 for your 452
The audio stand is a home built model with 1/4" steel shelves and supported by 1 1/2" solid aluminum posts. You can park a car on it
I was getting there under the guise of bridging stereo amps.
This thread seems to have drifted from most reliable to "best sound" or "value." Is it possible to have commentors here provide details of an amplifier PROBLEM they have had that required service? Distortion, dead channel, dead or incorrect meter, bad pot or switch, etc. What model, new/used, etc.
It appears that any of the Mac sand state amps in top fettle are reliable, regardless of age or specific features. An individual choice would depend on priorities of power and price range vs listening preferences, system, and the space.
My Mc2300's will be 46 years old in Jan. - still have plenty of muscle to flex. My two Mc2100's? Older than dirt, but still sound wonderful!Agreed, although we need to remember 1998 was 20 years ago now, so what I still think is quite a recent Mc amp like the MC352, it is actually 20 years old..
So they older you buy, you may need to factor in some servicing along with your budget for purchasing.
There's a lot to like about any McIntosh product, they are all the finest amplifiers out there and you simply can't go wrong with any of them.....
I love Mac equipment and own eight vintage items. I just find it hard to believe that Terry Dewick, Audio Classics Service Dept., Chris (c_dk) and other service firms spend 100% of their time restoring/recapping vintage amps and changing cracked glass. The OP did ask for opinions on the most reliable models.I'm goofin' on the comments about never needing to be serviced. You guys should check out the vintage threads, where EVERYTHING needs to be rebuilt after 20 years. I'm not taking sides, as my first receiver from 1978 is still in daily use, only time the cover was off was to clean some switches.
Well mac amps are pretty strong and built very well, in the home they generally don't get worked all that hard. Put it this way, I try to stay one model behind current that gives them a cheaper price but you can still sell them for what you bought them for in most cases. Mac generally keeps the same model for 10 years so you can stay away from any service if you pick up the scraps from the big buyers that always stay current.I'm goofin' on the comments about never needing to be serviced. You guys should check out the vintage threads, where EVERYTHING needs to be rebuilt after 20 years. I'm not taking sides, as my first receiver from 1978 is still in daily use, only time the cover was off was to clean some switches.
What receiver if you don't mind me asking......I'm goofin' on the comments about never needing to be serviced. You guys should check out the vintage threads, where EVERYTHING needs to be rebuilt after 20 years. I'm not taking sides, as my first receiver from 1978 is still in daily use, only time the cover was off was to clean some switches.
kev - where does the big bad BA5000 fit? I’d love to have one!!Agreed, although we need to remember 1998 was 20 years ago now, so what I still think is quite a recent Mc amp like the MC352, it is actually 20 years old..
So they older you buy, you may need to factor in some servicing along with your budget for purchasing.
There's a lot to like about any McIntosh product, they are all the finest amplifiers out there and you simply can't go wrong with any of them.....
Never seen or heard one, extremely rare down here.......Probably a discussion for the Sansui forum though...kev - where does the big bad BA5000 fit? I’d love to have one!!
What receiver if you don't mind me asking