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In Reply to: RE: Opinions on McIntosh C28 preamp posted by RolandL on October 01, 2015 at 06:45:03
An idiot 15 years old kid. (borrowed the money from my Dad, and yes, I actually paid off the loan!)
Could have got a C26 but did not want those old-fangled tubes. I told you I was an idiot.
After I heard other pre-amps I knew I had made an expensive mistake but it sure LOOKED neat. It had to be good, it was MacIntosh ...
It was not very good in 1971 and could only be considered awful at this point in time.
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when my experience is negative, but I will echo your comments.
I heard a system using a C28/2105 along with an MPI5 "maximum performance indicator" that looked super cool with all the blue lights, but was disappointed by the sound. While it wasn't offensive like Crown gear of the day, it was insipid. Boring.
If someone wants a 70s vintage preamp, I would recommend an Audio Research SP3a, Mark Levinson JC-2, an H-K Citation 11 or a DB Systems. Didn't you have one of the latter back in Fat Julian's Audio day?
It is probably a good thing you did not buy that particular C26 that had tubes. The C26 is all solid-state.
I am incredibly surprised to see the responses regarding McIntosh but I'm glad I asked the question.
Thanks to all that responded. I'll pass on a Mac.
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