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In Reply to: RE: Want McIntosh, can't afford it - what do? posted by caustic386 on October 3, 2015 at 14:17:08:
I eventually discovered that the Quad 909 power amp was the real star of the 909+99 duo. The 909 has a beautiful, almost tube-like, midrange. The very top end is slightly "rolled off," which might make it particularly ideal for a hot tweeter. The 909's bass is a bit soft compared with amps that have a potent low end.
I am not fond of the 99 preamp's bit of edginess in the upper mids.
The McIntosh MA6500 is sonically superior overall by a significant margin. But a really good preamp (McIntosh, for example) mated with the Quad 909 would make an excellent combo with the appropriate speakers. I really like the 909's gorgeous midrange.
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