MCS fans

[Brian-Bozak]

If you wish to know more about the 3125's and the 3285's, check out my pages on them.

http://hometown.aol.com/fhpatrooper/MCSwebpage.html

The other receivers that are on my good to own list ar ethe 3275 and the 3253.

The 3260 is a nice digital tuner receiver that works great as well.

I have a MCS 6500 TT, its not a bad table, but its not high end material. With a good cartridge and stylus, they do sound pretty good. Mine still has the banner on the lid that lists the specs.

Just bought a 2262 and wow ! Hooked up to polk bookshelf and can't believe the power output. Heard a rumor marantz built some for mcs ?

 

[Hifirob2]

I have a couple of these. The 2262 was an all-in-one system from around 1986. If - on the rear - it says it was made in Taiwan, it was made by either Capetronic or Arvin. If it was made in Japan, then Sharp was the most likely manufacturer. (No Marantz, Matsushita, or NEC - unfortunately) The power meters go up to 150 wpc, but the amp in it was 75 wpc. Also, the volume control on a few of these models gets very loud VERY fast. The following year there was a near identical model that actually had a 150 wpc amp in it. Pretty insane power for one of these all-in-one units. The amp is the star of the show on these models, as the specs for the cassette, turntable, and tuner were pretty poor. If they were sold with the optional CD player, that would be the way to listen to these - or using the AUX input for some other component.

 

[Dan13105]

I wouldn't necessarily say I'm a fan, as I've only owned one MCS product so far, but I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. The MCS 6700 turntable was actually the first component I picked up when starting my vintage journey. It has worked flawlessly for me since the day I got it, the only work done was cleaning controls. It is currently my daily driver with an AT VM95ML. I hear no motor rumble and despite not having quartz lock, the speed is rock steady.