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RE: McIntosh MC-302 amp for 1.6's

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In Reply to: RE: McIntosh MC-302 amp for 1.6's posted by owkone on April 09, 2015 at 15:50:10

I have had many amps with my 3.6's and IIIa's. Two were McIntosh. MC2205 and MC2270 or 2720.....Anyway. I like the Mc sound and it drove the speakers fine. But I would take a Bryston with a Tube preamp (I like Audible illusions as a match for the Bryston) over the Mc

Of course I ended up with Pass Labs and Manley for tubes...

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RE: McIntosh MC-302 amp for 1.6's - macmagman 13:07:53 04/10/15 (1)
I was using a MC352 with my 3As and it just did not have the power to drive them, I am in a large room and like to listen at high levels. The sound was good but I went into thermo shut down a couple times which I had never done with other speakers. I am a huge fan of McIntosh but the amps I feel are not a good match with Maggies. Now with that said if you are in a smaller room and don't push too hard it my be fine.

My next move was a pair of Bryston 7bst's when I went to them the first thing I noticed is that I lost that nice warm Mc sound, I did fix it with a C2200 tube pre-amp. I then went to the Sanders Magtch amp to now I am actively bi-amping with 2 of Rogers amps for my 20.1's. In my opinion These are the best amps I had found with Maggies.
- RE: McIntosh MC-302 amp for 1.6's - dromney 14:38:38 04/25/15 (0)
  I have a Mac MC402 amp paired with a C220 tube preamp hooked up to my 20.1s. They drive them pretty effortlessly to levels louder than I can listen to. Never overheated, never shut down. Only get barely warm after a long session. My experience is that they drive the Maggies very nicely.

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