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In Reply to: RE: Some advice? Left Naim, tubes aren't working and McIntosh is a dissapointment posted by DominicPorter on August 09, 2016 at 22:40:19
I purchased an MA6300 when it was introduced. As I have posted in the past, the McIntosh MA6300 seems to be an anomaly in the brand's lineup. A McIntosh fan for many years and an owner of the superb MA6500 integrated amp, the MA6300 possesses little, if any, of the typical McIntosh sound.
Instead of the smooth, rich, nonfatiguing, and neutral to slightly warm sonics that one expects from McIntosh, the MA6300 is punishingly bright, harsh, and edgy in the upper midrange and treble.
Before my MA6300 was returned for a refund, I traced the audible torture to the unit's then-new power amplifier design. The preamp section sounded fine when I used it with an Adcom GFA-5503 power amp that is in our theater system.
I have not heard McIntosh's latest models, but thankfully online magazine reviewers have not described the MA6300's sonic traits in any I read about.
In short, don't use the disappointing MA6300 as an example of McIntosh's typical sonic signature.
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Ha! You're the first person I've found to say that of the 6300! I knew it couldn't be just me, and my buddy.
The idea of using it as a pre is intriguing too.
Like I said in a post below consider a Mac preamp. That is one thing they do VERY well. Their amps are dull and muted in my opinion. And it seems in a lot of other peoples as well. Just that Mac has a fanatical following.
Using the 6300 as a pre is like using a Buick as a door stop.
Sell the 6300 and get a proper Mac preamp. You will have the VERY pretty blue face AND some also have the pretty dials.
Then you can find an acceptable amp at your own pace.
Again consider the Mac pre and the VTA ST-120's. WOW!!!
Strange, I'd take just the opposite view, but I have not heard their very most recent pres.
Jeremy
I would consider a VAC integrated unit.Fine tuning can be done by a little front-end tube swapping.
Tom:cat
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