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I am dissapointed. It is the same like in the last 15 years. And I am not buying anymore a preamp without a build in streamer.

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Thats exactly the question why we started 11 years ago with audio blind tests. I had the MCD 301 and I asked myself in these days if it is better to go direct to a power amp or via a pre amp. First of all I thought with a pre amp it is better, it sounded "louder", till somebody gave me the hint...

Dear Clubsta, I am sorry, but I will not start again with an Internet page. It is to time consuming. And in the last amp-shootouts which we did in the last year, we could hear no differences at all between the amps (Mark Levinson, Moon Simaudio, Mcintosh & Accuphase). This result was mainly...

I would love to see a streaming modul integrated in a C2800 Best regards Martin

I am sorry for this, I took my old amp-shootout page from the internet and wanted to build a new internet side which includes also all my vintage stuff (ca. 500 amps and tuners right now). But I stopped the project and I am not sure if I will go on because it is very time consuming. But I can...

We used following preamps for the tests: Mcintosh C52 Mcintosh C50 Mcintosh C45 Mcintosh C34 Mcintosh C28 Mcintosh C29 Mcintosh C2600 Mcintosh C2700 Mcintosh C22 Accuphase C290 Accuphase C2420 Acuuphase C3800 Accuphase DC 300 Sony TA-E 900 Esprit Tests with the MCD 301 directly to power amps...

Thats exactly the question why we started 10 years ago with audio blind tests. I had the MCD 301 and I asked myself in these days if it is better to go direct to a power amp or via a pre amp. First of all I thought with a pre amp it is better, it sounded "louder", till somebody gave me the hint...

I stepped down in the bedroom from a MC252/MCD 301 combination to a MC152/MCD 301 for design reason. MC252/MCD 301 sounded wonderful. MC152/MCD 301 sounds wonderful. Best regards Martin

In Hifi&Records there is a wonderful review about the MC2152/C70. The reviewer is talking about a dream team. Alone they are great, but as a combo they are unbeliveable. Power for the MC2152 was 224 Watt for 4 and 8 Ohm (1%, THD, 1 khz) Distortion for MC 2152 was 0,037% (THD+N, 10W, 4 Ohm) S/N...

Distortion is also absolut inaudible for all these products: Mcintosh MC 452 0,001% Mcintosh MC 611 0,002% Mcintosh MC 462 0,004% Accuphase A 250 0,0005%

Good Point. S/N A weighted for MC 452 was 106,0 dB S/N A weighted for MC 611 was 104,0 dB S/N A weighted for MC 462 was 94,7 dB Results for MC 452 and 611 are outstanding. For MC 462 is still very good, despite that it is10 dB lower. Best ever measured amp for S/N in this magazine is...

I found pdf files for the MC 452 and MC 611 review https://www.audio-components.de/assets/Uploads/McIntos-302-452AC-hifirecords.pdf https://www.audio-components.de/assets/Uploads/Test-HR-MC611.pdf Best regards Martin

In the new Hifi & Records - is like the german Stereophile - there is an excellent review of the MC 462. Interessing were also the measurement results for the MC 462. Power for 4 Ohm was 662 Watt and power for 8 Ohms was 618 Watt. This was a little bit better than the MC 452 which they reviewed...

For me the C2700 is only a further facelift. C2500, C2600 and C2700 are all from the same line up. The same happens with C50, C52 and C53. Or for example MC601 and 611. Good for me, I will save a lot of money. IMHO Mcintosh should come up with a real new line up. Best regards Martin