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Please educate my ignorance. With all these problems with McIntosh equipment why is it so a) popular and b) expensive?
Please educate my ignorance. With all these problems with McIntosh equipment why is it so a) popular and b) expensive?
Please educate my ignorance. With all these problems with McIntosh equipment why is it so a) popular and b) expensive?
Have you checked out any late-50s, 60s & early 70s U.S. made automobile prices recently? Pretty much the same with them with one notable exception. Most old McIntosh, once serviced, will/can be used daily for the next 40-50 years without additional service. Essentially has an infinite lifetime. Very few similar era automobiles see daily service.Please educate my ignorance. With all these problems with McIntosh equipment why is it so a) popular and b) expensive?
Can't change too many caps in the old gear. You are definitely on the right track. These guys http://www.tubesandmore.com/products/capacitors have the multi-cap cans for the amps. You might also want to replace any selenium devices with silicon.
Did the C24 (no dashes in McIntosh model nomenclature) use transistor sockets? Never seen one in the flesh.
For the small lytics most folks go with Nichicon's Muse audio series (KZ, etc.). Sold several places, but Mouser and DigiKey never seem to have everything I want so I usually purchase here http://www.hndme.com/productcart/pc/viewcategories.asp?idCategory=73 as he seems to stock most everything.
When you get to the tubes, the caps will depend on how much money the owner wants to spend. Caps can get expensive very quickly in the higher voltages for tubes. The less expensive Mundorf are pretty nice for the money. Have also read good things about Amp Ohm caps.
Very simple compared to the C28 and later preamps. One of the issues with later preamps is grounding. The grounding lugs get some corrosion around them which results in a poor ground. Not sure if the C24 using the same grounding scheme, but something to look at if it does.