parkcitygolf
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Any Ideas on the rankings of the Mcintosh Tube Preamps? Why is the C22 so much more than C11, C20 and so forth? Is it that much better? How do those compare the newer models?
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parkcitygolf
Searching for the sound.
I guess the question is. Is the C22 the best tube pre that Mcintosh ever made? I see some amazing looking new amps(2102) but no idea how the rank up there with the older stuff.
twiiii
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The newer pre-amps are hybrids, no pure tube like the C-22. The main difference between a C22 and a C-11 was the panloc feature and the rectifiers as I faintly remember. The C-20 was a totally different bread of cat. That being said the best tube pre-amp I've heard was a C500t and its a hybrid. When I first heard a C-28 I couldn't wait to get rid of my C-22. The 28 opened a whole new world of listening for me. It really allowed my two 275's to shine. I'd probably kept my 275's or changed to 3500's if I had the opportunity to get descent tubes in the 70's, but couldn't so stepped up to SS and will never return to tubes.
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