Mcintosh MC250 value

Phasewolf
Phasewolf Posts: 514
edited September 2013 in Electronics
I just found someone selling a McIntosh MC250 for a $100 what do I need to look out for with this amp? I know caps go bad over time he says it works good but will see.

So what do I need to know about this before I get into it.

Thanks. John
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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited September 2013
    If it sounds to good to be true, be warned.
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited September 2013
    Not one of their greatest sounding amps and it's probably due for a recap.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited September 2013
    Too bad it's not an MC 240 then you would have somthing.
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  • Phasewolf
    Phasewolf Posts: 514
    edited September 2013
    The guy is local well see but I am thinking I will look it over very well and well a recap for me would not be a issue I have 90% of the caps needed on my bench. Why is it not the best sounding amp?
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  • FTGV
    FTGV Posts: 3,649
    edited September 2013
    Phasewolf wrote: »
    Why is it not the best sounding amp?
    Its's very early solid state ( yuck).They had none of the magic of their tubed units of that era like the MC240,MC275 etc.
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  • Phasewolf
    Phasewolf Posts: 514
    edited September 2013
    Is it something I should pickup and flip?
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  • Phasewolf
    Phasewolf Posts: 514
    edited September 2013
    Yes if it was a mc240 I would of had passed out at that price I am not that lucky.

    So is this a pass or grab?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,806
    edited September 2013
    The MC-250, MC-2100 and MC-2105 go for stoopit money on the open market for what they sound like, IMO.
    A hunnert smackers for an MC-250 in working condition would be cheap - but still wouldn't, IMO, be a great use of a C-note.
    Autoformer coupling notwithstanding, this family of amplifiers to me has a harsh, grainy, unrefined sound typical of early solid state hardware (indeed, the "tone" is that of the amps that gave solid state a bad name).

    Just my opinion of course (as an MC-2100 owner).

    Yes, a complete rehab should help considerably, but the starting platform is meh at best. Save your pennies and buy an MC-225 when the opportunity presents itself (or a pair of MC-30s or a pair of MC-60s or, yeah, even an MC-275...).
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  • Phasewolf
    Phasewolf Posts: 514
    edited September 2013
    Well sadly it sold I missed it by a minute. I wanted to use it a make some coin off it so I could get something better.
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    edited September 2013
    In any event as most said for ss you'd be better off w/ a mac 2100 @ 105 per side or the more room friendly 2105 w/ those meters looking at you .$100 seemed way cheap and now you'll never know how or if it even worked..

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