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MC2205 vs Conrad MV100

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audiolama

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Well , my system consist of Klipsch CF 4 reworked by BobCrites Conrad premier Ten and CJ MV100..Not to long ago my MV100 took a dump so I took it to my local tech here in Miami and he was nice enough to let me borrow a MAC..My first McIntosh ever!!.Was pretty happy taking this MC 2205 home to try it out.
WOw..I see why you guys love these amps..Not bad at all...Totally different sounding from the MV100..The Mac has more bass and I like the fact the only a quarter turn of the volume makes the dual 12's on the CF-4's move.


Not sure if my tech did this on purpose so I can buy this thing,,:D
Now here is my question to you MC2205 owners or ex-owners. Will/Can my current Premier Ten by Conrad be a nice preamp match? Or would I notice a big improvement with lets say a C32 or C33 Mac?
 
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the MAC virus is in you..you are doomed ;)
I don`t care how much others tell me that their 'gear ' is better..and that mac is overated bla bla bla my ears tell me MAC only :banana:
 
More Mc2300

Well, Ive been listening to this Mac 2205 and I like..I like alot. Called my tech buddy that let me borrow this and he told me if I thought this 2205 had Cajonez that he had a Mc2300 that I needed to audition before getting to happy with the 2205..

Just by the looks of the Mc2300, I can already tell that it wont fit in my rack..lol, but I can always build another.
 
The 2200/2205 is the gateway drug to Mcintosh transformer coupled amplifiers.

I remember the 2200 I started with was really punchy on the University speakers I was running it on.
 
audiobiker said:
lol he totally did that so that you would buy it :D
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We ALL were and are "nasty" that way.....but if we weren't none of us would own Mac stuff...they probably would have gone away back in the '60s with so many of the other audio startups.
 
I have noticed in the several years I have participated on this board that asking whether some ABC preamp or XYZ amp is better than an equivalent Mac unit rarely comes up and is almost a verboten topic. In the Mac Audiokarma group the Mac always wins. In the XYZ group the XYZ unit always wins. :yes:
 
jlovda said:
I have noticed in the several years I have participated on this board that asking whether some ABC preamp or XYZ amp is better than an equivalent Mac unit rarely comes up and is almost a verboten topic. In the Mac Audiokarma group the Mac always wins. In the XYZ group the XYZ unit always wins. :yes:
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This is true. So if you are going to buy a Mc2205, do yourself a favor and buy a C29, C30, or C34V and be done with it. Or better yet buy the Mc2300.
 
Not only do they sound good, They are super cool looking pieces of gear!

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jlovda said:
I have noticed in the several years I have participated on this board that asking whether some ABC preamp or XYZ amp is better than an equivalent Mac unit rarely comes up and is almost a verboten topic. In the Mac Audiokarma group the Mac always wins. In the XYZ group the XYZ unit always wins. :yes:
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the macs have a special sound and there is a myth about them and I would even say its almost a social status ( even though I could care less what people think and if I find better.. the mac goes but I don't count on it).
Its like driving a Aston Martin. People will agrue that their japanese Honda racer is faster and better quality and bla bla bla ....I still like my "Aston"
 
2300!

CountD said:
This is true. So if you are going to buy a Mc2205, do yourself a favor and buy a C29, C30, or C34V and be done with it. Or better yet buy the Mc2300.
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Wow my technician is having a great time with me..He just let me borrow a mc 2300..I gotta say , it looks like Frankenstein compared to 2205/ So I arrived home and this thing couldn't even fit in my rack. So I connected it and WOW!!!!..My Klipsch Epics were finally Smiling!!!:banana:..
now I need something that sounds like the 2300 but looks like the 2205.
 
audiolama said:
Wow my technician is having a great time with me..He just let me borrow a mc 2300..I gotta say , it looks like Frankenstein compared to 2205/ So I arrived home and this thing couldn't even fit in my rack. So I connected it and WOW!!!!..My Klipsch Epics were finally Smiling!!!:banana:..
now I need something that sounds like the 2300 but looks like the 2205.
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2255 or 7270 would be the horse to bet on. (or the 2600, really)
 
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jlovda said:
I have noticed in the several years I have participated on this board that asking whether some ABC preamp or XYZ amp is better than an equivalent Mac unit rarely comes up and is almost a verboten topic. In the Mac Audiokarma group the Mac always wins. In the XYZ group the XYZ unit always wins. :yes:
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funny isn't it?:thmbsp:
 
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