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McIntosh C47

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Posted on July 2, 2020 at 06:59:37
fstein
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 Have one. Sweet spot in Mac lineup. Swiss army knife: preamp, dac, phono. No issues with sound, but it's a monster and dominates listening area. WAF: too flashy.
Is there an all-in-one or integrated of similar quality and possibly lower cost that looks less flashy?

 

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RE: McIntosh C47, posted on July 2, 2020 at 07:19:30
ABliss
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 All the Macintosh units are just as buetifull, if its too good looking for you, get a Nad.

 

RE: McIntosh C47, posted on July 2, 2020 at 07:28:18
fstein
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 puleeze!

 

RE: McIntosh C47, posted on July 2, 2020 at 07:50:20
airtime
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 What do you need in a preamp. Do you need a full linestage, phono and DAC, RCA and balanced inputs, etc...

Just an opinion, but I would NOT get anything with a built in DAC or streamer. That technology is in flux and will change. Remember cassettes? Besides being the most likely part to fail in a system.

What amp are you using with the Mac and have you considered an integrated, there are some really nice ones out there now, and a separate DAC/streamer.

 

RE: McIntosh C47, posted on July 2, 2020 at 08:53:59
fstein
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 Integrated fine.
DACs have reached the point where a $300 may give acceptable sound.
Amp ATI N-core

 

It should be easy, posted on July 4, 2020 at 07:36:58
E-Stat
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 to find any number of units that match the sound quality of using $.34 NE5534 op amps.

 

RE: McIntosh C47, posted on July 4, 2020 at 17:34:48
Rick58
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 that's too bad your wife thinks it's too flashy, it seems to be one of the less 'flashy' things in their lineup. I had a C220 for several years, my wife really liked the looks (very similar actually). It was the only thing she EVER commented on, saying it 'looks cool' when I put it in the system. She agreed it sounded very good. Otherwise, nary a peep from her about my 'obsession' with audio. Well, a few half-joking complaints every so often, at least I hope they were 1/2 joking. Oh well.

 

As I always tell my wife..., posted on July 4, 2020 at 19:14:03
airtime
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 you'll thank me when you're selling this crap off at my estate sale.

He was a good man, crazy when it came to stereos, but a good man.

 

RE: As I always tell my wife..., posted on July 5, 2020 at 09:40:53
digepix
 My wife would sell it to the first taker and for whatever they wanted to pay. I figure most of the stuff is from the 90's so a fair estimate is it will be 65+ years old. Most people wouldn't know what it is.

 

Seems nice looking to me, posted on July 5, 2020 at 10:14:26
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 except for that red button that just screams 'fire alarm!'

 

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