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In Reply to: RE: Opinions on McIntosh C28 preamp posted by srdavis2000 on October 02, 2015 at 05:07:47
I have a Yamaha C-60 for the last 30 years. The circuit board itself, not a component, is showing signs of stress losing a channel every now and then. I think for the $600 I paid in 1985 or 1986, I got my money's worth.
However, it's time to replace it and the curiosity then becomes, which era?
From reading many posts, it appears they've improved significantly over the years but the Phono section on the Yamaha is superb.
Once again, a CJ or Adcom has crossed my readings.
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...will pale in comparison to your Yamaha. A giant step backwards.
Consider a Yamaha C2a. I've been using one for years and prefer it to my Audio Research SP-9 III, which was quite good.
The C2a is the same vintage as the C28 ...about 1976/78 or so.
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
I never cared for it. It was a little more open sounding than the C26, but that isn't saying much. A friend's PAS 3x blew both the C26 and C28 out of the water. (This was in the early 70's.) Then along came ARC and that was a whole 'nuther ball game.
I never owned the C28, but sold Mac gear when it was current. I did buy a C26 direct from the factory, and lived with it for a number of years.
WW
"A man need merely light the filaments of his receiving set and the world's greatest artists will perform for him." Alfred N. Goldsmith, RCA, 1922
After reading all of these posts- I am now thinking that I will gut mine- remove all the tone controls etc. and then put a tube pre-amp curcuit in the chassis - there is lots of room and the PS has a variety of voltages: 6 volts for the bulbs, and 17 off the bridge for the medium voltage and 150 of the High voltage bridge- this should drive a 12AX7 based circuit quite well - and w/ the right caps - could make the box sing...
Happy Listening
...wish I had the electrical smarts do to something like that.
Sounds like a neat project.
Dean.
reelsmith's axiom: Its going to be used equipment when I sell it, so it may as well be used equipment when I buy it.
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