fighterno1
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Excellent review on the MC152
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rolltide...have you considered converting your 352 to a LED kit sold at Audio Classics? A much cheaper alternative.
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Well, a local dealer offered me a fantastic trade-in price for my 352 that was nearly what I'd originally paid for it, so I ordered the 152.
Gosh, I'm going to have a matched set of current-model McIntosh components. I'm such a grown up!
I ordered the McIntosh MC152 today. Hopefully it will arrive Monday or Tuesday and I can give some sort of report shortly.
The MC152 is rock solid since the day it arrived. I knew something was missing with my previous amp. The bass is more fleshed out with the Mac. I believe this was lightly used when I bought it from Audio Classics. There wasn't any break in needed if you believe in such things. I have it mated with the C52 preamp. I have always liked the idea of the Mac combo of amp and preamp.Any stories to report yet?
I'm very tempted to trade my MA6600 + D100 combination in towards a C47 + MC152. On the surface it seems like a lateral move (and it probably is) but the reviews for both the C47 and the MC152 have been very good and I don't think I'll miss the 50 WPC I'd be giving up.
I'm torn between doing this or picking up an MX119 so that I can dabble with 3.1 (I have an MC2100 I could use along with the MA6600). The MX119 has two features I really like - a subwoofer out and a loudness control!
If I keep reading threads like this I'll be an MC152 owner soon ...
-Matt
Having replaced my D100 with a C47, it's not a lateral move at all. In my case I was using it as a preamp as well as a DAC/source, so I was changing more variables then you would be, but I think you'd be very happy with the upgrade. You definitely won't miss the 50 watts, as I didn't miss the 200 watts I gave up moving down from the MC352.
Having previously owned an MX119, I wouldn't suggest that as your best move in 2017. Good gear, but very dated at this point.
Thanks for the feedback rolltide. So it sounds like the C47 was a noticeable upgrade over the D100 in your case, which is good to hear. I've been very happy with the D100, so adding a perhaps even better sounding C47 that includes some useful features like HT bypass would be nice.
-Matt