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Mac MC162 review and 2 channel musings.

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In Reply to: REVIEW: McIntosh MC162 Amplifier (SS) posted by navman on December 25, 2002 at 15:05:42:

Nice to see a review of this venerable amp here! I've owned the McIntosh Labs MC162 for over a year, and when all was said and done after initially auditioning many amps in the 2K price range (give or take a few hundred), I took the 162 home as well to drive my Magnepans. I've been loving it since! It is certainly a 'musical' amp in every sense of the word.
Regarding your comment on 2 channel sound, it most certainly is not dead. Dying? I don't believe as quickly as some may think. Granted, there are many HT setups playing music when not on duty for playing DVD's, and most still use 2 channels for music playback. And the majority of audio only setups used to play music out there are cheaper 'all in one' shelf systems or boombox type units anyway, and these are 2 channel. Remember, most audio systems/setups out there are NOT high-end, and 2 channel reigns supreme here.
Just my 2 cents.

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Topic - REVIEW: McIntosh MC162 Amplifier (SS) - navman 15:05:42 12/25/02 ( 7)

Mac MC162 review and 2 channel musings. - CQ DX 12/25/02 22:25:31 12/25/02 ( 1)
- Re: Mac MC162 review and 2 channel musings. - navman 10:48:55 12/26/02 ( 0)
I really doubt - rnhood 16:35:58 12/25/02 ( 4)
- I'm Not so Sure??? - Itch 18:03:07 12/25/02 ( 3)
  - Well................ - Cut-Throat 16:06:12 12/26/02 ( 1)
    - Re: And you know what..................... - navman 16:15:23 12/26/02 ( 0)
  - Go the way of LPs and Tubes???? - Norm 18:55:35 12/25/02 ( 0)