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In Reply to: RE: Mcintosh MR 71 posted by Michael Samra on September 01, 2016 at 11:45:13
You can see here, what I've upgraded from.
For $199 new, it's actually a decent tuner. I am going to miss the RDS feature(title display) and of course the remote!
Sound wise-fuhgedaboutit! The MR 71 is like reuniting with a long lost friend! My jazz and classical station sound fantastic. DJ voices sound human,very quiet,great bass, near holographic voices. This is with the $14.99 indoor antenna! I will do a proper rooftop setup and Im sure more sonic surprise.
Man, this thing sounds great! I have the unit plugged into a power plant, so I don't know how much it's contributing to its beautiful sound.
Haven't taken a peek inside yet. Just looking from the opening, chrome is nice and shiny, I think I see some 'funken/RCA glass inside.The faceplate is flawless-glass isn't hazy or scratched.Case is chip free and very clean.
Regarding the panloc system-do you simply push the 2 buttons and pull the unit out?
Is replacing as simple- slide unit back in and push the buttons?
Follow Ups:
If you have the panloc brackets screwed in the cabinet, press the buttons to pull the tuner out. It will come out a couple inches, then press them again to pull it all the way out. The two-stage thing was for components that had controls on the top, like your dim/bright switch.
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
Thanks for the response. What a clever design! Pulling the unit out, I didn't find the Mac loaded with old Teles or RCA's, but a full compliment of those RAM relabeled new tubes. Is the audio section (6BL8)sensitive to tube rolling?
The unit sounds great, so likely I will just leaving it as is.
Otherwise, the chrome appears quite nice with one minor speck of rust that I will try to cover with one of those rust treatment solutions and a Q-tip.
Although the display looks nice in the evening, I prefer it toned down, so I did use that dimmer switch.
The Mac has been getting a workout as a daily driver. I forgot FM still sounds great.Not many choices, so I just switch between the public jazz and classical station.
I have an MR71 and the reason you can pick them up for a grand or less is because there were a ton of them made.For what Mcintosh gives us in build quality,sound,and mass,Mcintosh is a bargain because you'll never lose money on them.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
"the reason you can pick them up for a grand or less is because there were a ton of them made."
With the constant shrinking of quality broadcast, the tuner market must be softening.
I can't believe how low the bids are on this one.
Im gonna be upset if the winning bid is $300! I paid a bit over double that amount, which is a good deal, but this is may be a deal of the year! Maybe it will go nuts last hour of bidding?
...and current bid is $305. Since all significant bidding usually occurs in the last few seconds, this 10B will surely go for > > $305. OTOH it will probably not go for the $2K+ it might have a decade ago. Same can be said for just about any HiFi tuner today except the rare low volume collectibles like REL Precedent, Fisher FM1000 and maybe Scott 4310.Can't speak for your locale but in mine the greatest advantage of a really nice vintage tube tuner is that they're visually attractive when all lit up. A friend "restores" vintage audio equip for fun and profit. When he gets a tuner he replaces caps and bad tubes but doesn't bother with alignment. Owners refuse to pay for it and probably couldn't tell the difference if they did.
Edits: 09/03/16
Up to $700!
This one will be interesting to follow. I'm guessing winning bid will be north of 2k,but not over 2500.
My guess is $1,500 - $1,800. However………much early bidding action by apparently "experienced" bidders indicating possibly overseas interest. If so, anything could happen.
...it went for $1,826 and not the max of $1,800 I predicted. I wonder if the non-stock case had anything to do with it.
Good call.
I gues if it's all the listing describes, a fair price. With shipping, still under $1900. Too much for me, but for someone serious about a tuner, nice score.
Even nicer if that unit has zero issues at least a year or so,and doesn't require the $500-1000 tuneup the local tech said I would end up needing if I get a 10B.
My Mac is a daily driver, and supposedly got a clean bill of health, hopefully I get a minimum of 5-7 years of trouble free use.
I agree with the comment that ' with the decline of FM, the tuner prices should come down...'
However here in the Bay area there is a 71 that has been for sale for a while at $1200, and now 2-3 74s for $750
plus a Kenwood Trio for $1100
that is not soft in my book....
Happy Listening
I would bid $100 for a nice looking dead unit to fill an empty slot in the rack just because it's a 10b.
Other than that, the Mac sounds and looks great.
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