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Mc25o vs. Mc275

drillher

drillher

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I currently have a Mc250,unrestored,which I like very much.I may be able to buy a vintage Mc275,also unrestored.My question is,do you think that the Mc275 will sound much better than the Mc250?I know that I will need to re-capp the Mc250,if I stick with it,and I would need to do a restoration on the Mc275 if I buy it.I have a Hagerman Clarinet line stage preamp.and nice sounding '70's vintage Cizek model 1 speakers,a NAD CD,and a Dual turn table that I run through a C-24 for a phono stage.Thanks,
Dave
 
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Can you test the MC275 connected to your system? That would be your best way to know if you want it. :scratch2:
 
No,

That would be too easy.I would have to have it shipped.The price seems pretty good, a little over 800 for a un-restored 1960 Mc275.I imagine that I could re-sell it if I didn't like it or want to restore it.The Mc250 is reputed to have tube like sound,but the Mc275 would be the real deal.
Dave
 
Considering an original MC275 brings 3k-5k depending on condition I would say you better buy it quick or it will be gone faster than you can say McIntosh. As far as the difference in sound I can't comment as I have never heard an MC250, but my original MC275 is the one piece I will likely never part with.
 
Both the MC250 or MC275 should be restored. As for the difference between the two, one is one of the most revered tube amps in McIntosh history. The other is one of, if not the first, transistor amps they made. The choice is easy. Keep the MC250 and let me buy the MC275. :)
 
SoCal Sam said:
$800 for a MC275 is too good to be true.
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Yes, easily. Something is wrong.

Even Audio Classics will pay more than that-I'm guessing twelve to fifteen hundred-for one that is in semi-decent shape. All you really care is that the transformers are good and that the set isn't stolen.
 
It does sound like a scam but the original MC275 always seemed very system dependent to me. It can sound so so with some speakers or absolutely stunning with others . The MC250 seems to always get good results.

Mike
 
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