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Ermmmm....MCS Reciever Score...sshhh

rudedogg

rudedogg

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I found this gigantic MCS reciever today, and, well, i just had to grab it. It is just so sexy looking! I got the reciever and a matching graphic EQ for a small expense so thought i'd give it a go. It is a model 3253, and in fantastic condition. I was surprised at the heft, and the wonderful finish of the faceplate. I took her home, cleaned her up a bit, and gave it a listen....pretty damn nice for a JC Penny product! Don't flame me for saying it reminds me most of my Marantz 2238b as far as audio quality goes. The previous owner had it forever, and took excellent care of it. He went as far as to put a cooling fan in...lol. Very professionally done also, under the heatsink, and looks to belong there...funny, and the sink does not really get very warm.
 

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It looks a lot like a JVC I had. Do you see any indicators inside of who actually made it for them?
 
I think it was made by NEC...says made in Japan on back Mark.
Yes there are alot of controls..they are subtle in nature tho..some filters for highs and lows, a presence control. Have not tried the phono inputs yet. Did test the DC offset...friggen damn close to 0....but controls need cleaned because it jumps around a bit. All defeatable...really surprisingly nice! Very tall piece...very large transformer, for the price these are going for, i will definately buy more
 
Robisme said:
Nice. What output transistors does it use?

Rob
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Good question , i believe its rated at 53 wpc @ 8 ohms. It gets quite loud at half volume with my DCM Tf600s at halfway up. I will check it out and get back to you in the morning. It is nowhere near the power of my seperates. Which are upwards of 150wpc and 175 wpc respectivelay at 8 ohms. But i have not owned many recievers, i do usually go for components. I sold off my Marantz reciever when somebody saw, heard it, it and made a damn good offer. But i do like the sound of this one.
 
Dogg, I have a little 35wpc MCS and it sounds pretty dang nice for what it is, I think you'll like playin with it...Roost
 
A lot of MCS gear was built by NEC and are real "sleepers". I have an NEC AU-8000e integrated amp (black face) that was also sold rebadged as an MCS unit with a silver face... true dual mono design with dual power transformers and the whole deal.
 
hugeroost said:
Dogg, I have a little 35wpc MCS and it sounds pretty dang nice for what it is, I think you'll like playin with it...Roost
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Thanks Roost.
Yes i am pleasantly surprised so far, I would not pass up another MCS piece built like this one. I would actually recommend this to somebody looking to get into vintage audio for little investment. I will have to test the phono inputs first.
 
I have one of those. Very nice receiver. Plenty of room inside that box and mine runs cool without a fan.
 
rudedogg said:
Good question , i believe its rated at 53 wpc @ 8 ohms. It gets quite loud at half volume with my DCM Tf600s at halfway up. I will check it out and get back to you in the morning. It is nowhere near the power of my seperates. Which are upwards of 150wpc and 175 wpc respectivelay at 8 ohms. But i have not owned many recievers, i do usually go for components. I sold off my Marantz reciever when somebody saw, heard it, it and made a damn good offer. But i do like the sound of this one.
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I think the 53 wpc is correct.
MCS receivers in that time period seemed to use the last two of the model numbers as representing the wpc rating.
 
I had a lower-end MCS for a while, a 3245 I believe. I remember that it felt cheap and lightweight compared to the Pioneer SX-780 that I had, which itself was a lower-end model. IIRC after a month or two it let out the magic smoke.
 
You know HTH...i don't know why a fan was installed. The heatsink and outputs get barely warm...i checked it out while dusting off the innards. I let it run for three hours and no heat. Some crazy technoweenie must have thought it would be a nice touch! It is done so well too, wired to the rectifier real nice, and mounted on the bottom under the heatsink to pull air down thru the fins. Looks factory..lmao! I guess i'll leave it. It is pretty quiet, only makes a tiny whirring when no sound at all is there to hide it.
 
I would like to see what he did. Post some pics when you get a chance. I have one receiver that runs pretty hot and I direct a small fan at it that is plugged into the switched outlet of the receiver to keep the air circulating. I may be able to adapt something to that receiver too.
 
HTHMAN said:
I would like to see what he did. Post some pics when you get a chance. I have one receiver that runs pretty hot and I direct a small fan at it that is plugged into the switched outlet of the receiver to keep the air circulating. I may be able to adapt something to that receiver too.
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Kinda hard to see....and obviously hard to dust off! Lol. If you look down the cooling fins you can see the little fan blades at the bottom...kind of nice installation. You can see the label on the motor housing.
 

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