Painted mc30's
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While that may seem like a slap in the face to a beautiful Mac piece.....dammit if I don't dig it.
My thoughts are the guy destroyed a pair of iconic Mcintosh pieces.
Bill Ferris
Lunatic Member
MRL_Audio
RIP 2022
My thoughts are the guy destroyed a pair of iconic Mcintosh pieces.
Bingo...
clinic-audio
all on YAMAHA untill 1990
uhhh
and can you believe this ?
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and can you believe this ?
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bbqjoe
Void where prohibited
$99.95 paints any van, car, truck, or amplifier!!!!
At least he didn't paint over the emblem like 'ol Earl would.
damacman
Resident Psycho
Ready for halloween!
Bill Ferris
Lunatic Member
Since, at least to me, all my amplifiers are utilitarian work horse`s, and I`m not concerned about show casing them, especially painting them some gaudy candy apple red that one might to expect to see on some fifties roadster.
My vintage Mac tube amps have quite rusty chrome tops on all of them, but the one MC 60 purchased used.
in the early nineties here, from their exposure to South Miami`s prevalent heavy constant salt air.
And I consider that appearance to convey "DNA" evidence of their life`s history, doing what they were designed to do.
They were purchased in 1974 fresh from a post Mac Clinic sale.
Their insides are rust free.
The next picture shows them placed in my unused fireplace, not because I`m ashamed of them, but it was a practical place to run them in NE. FL. to vent the waste heat out of my house during use.
Now, the next picture of my more recent(2010) purchased & mono configured, (4) Mac MC- 275 LE`s in a row on the floor underneath my center channel speaker, in my great room, would seem to contradict my earlier statement, but that really is not the case, as there was really no other practical place to site them in that room, was not for any show casing "wow factor" for any first time visitors to my house.
The amp`s even sit on Linseed coated cutting boards purchased inexpensively from Target, instead of fancy finished marble, etc. planks, also done for practical reasons.
But that`s just my way of thinking, and if some folks like that "colorizing", more power to you.
Ok, enough noise from me.
Peace
My vintage Mac tube amps have quite rusty chrome tops on all of them, but the one MC 60 purchased used.
in the early nineties here, from their exposure to South Miami`s prevalent heavy constant salt air.And I consider that appearance to convey "DNA" evidence of their life`s history, doing what they were designed to do.
They were purchased in 1974 fresh from a post Mac Clinic sale.
Their insides are rust free.
The next picture shows them placed in my unused fireplace, not because I`m ashamed of them, but it was a practical place to run them in NE. FL. to vent the waste heat out of my house during use.
Now, the next picture of my more recent(2010) purchased & mono configured, (4) Mac MC- 275 LE`s in a row on the floor underneath my center channel speaker, in my great room, would seem to contradict my earlier statement, but that really is not the case, as there was really no other practical place to site them in that room, was not for any show casing "wow factor" for any first time visitors to my house.
The amp`s even sit on Linseed coated cutting boards purchased inexpensively from Target, instead of fancy finished marble, etc. planks, also done for practical reasons.
But that`s just my way of thinking, and if some folks like that "colorizing", more power to you.
Ok, enough noise from me.
Peace
damacman
Resident Psycho
I bet your system ROCKS wild man!
^^^^Now to me that's a beautiful looking pair of MC30's; clinic stickers and all. 
Hypothetical situation; if those were side by side with the orange peel 30's on an auction site those 30's would be getting my bids as I'd be ashamed to display those red things.
Hypothetical situation; if those were side by side with the orange peel 30's on an auction site those 30's would be getting my bids as I'd be ashamed to display those red things.
maxhifi
Addicted Member
That's what I was thinking... I can't imagine why someone would do this to pristine amplifiers, but to pretty up some old rusty ones I totally get it.
Bill Ferris
Lunatic Member
Thanks, damacman, for that kind and generous compliment, about my system, Sir.
It does quite well, and even help`s to keep my HVAC system well exercised during the more often than not warm weather here !
My thoughts are the guy destroyed a pair of iconic Mcintosh pieces.
Maybe it has already been covered, but ...
1) Could be those were eaten up with rust??
2) Isn't that reversible, even if it would be difficult?
I don't have a dog in the hunt, and I get the outcry, but perhaps there is a reason. Just playing devil's advocate.
