I just scored a pair of Mcintosh MC1201's and a MC 2300 preamp

polkfarmboy
polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
edited August 2014 in 2 Channel Audio
Holy crap I just scored a big rig woop woop!!!!!
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    edited August 2014
    That must have been expensive...
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,416
    edited August 2014
    Must be nice to be unemployed.
    The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD

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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    Well I have the mc501's and surprisingly these did not cost much more
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    Right now its just hitting me after the buzz from pulling the trigger has settled a little, will my apartment be able to power these?
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited August 2014
    Thats some serious mc power
    Congrats. Better get some brighter light bulbs, those babys might dim tje lights!
    Main Rig:
    Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
    Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
    Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
    MIT exp 1 ic's
    Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
    AQ kingcobra ic's
    OPPO 83 CDP
    Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
    Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
    Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
    ADS L1590/2 Biamped
    MIT exps2 speaker cable
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    My wife is going to be even more excited than me about the purchase, especially now I lost my job. Good times to come from listening to her and new gear.

    The C2300 tube pre has the phono stage in it so I wonder how thats gona play with my TT.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,554
    edited August 2014
    will my apartment be able to power these?

    You'll be able to power them up (I strongly suggest on different circuits) and play them, but you'll never hear what they are capable of.
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited August 2014
    F1nut wrote: »
    You'll be able to power them up (I strongly suggest on different circuits) and play them, but you'll never hear what they are capable of.

    There should be enough power for them, the problem may be "will there be enough power for the rest of the building.
    Main Rig:
    Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
    Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
    Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
    MIT exp 1 ic's
    Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
    AQ kingcobra ic's
    OPPO 83 CDP
    Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
    Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
    Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
    ADS L1590/2 Biamped
    MIT exps2 speaker cable
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  • soundfreak1
    soundfreak1 Posts: 3,414
    edited August 2014
    A second drop to your unit from the electric co. might not be a bad idea though! LOL
    Main Rig:
    Krell KAV 250a biamped to mid/highs
    Parasound HCA1500A biamped to lows
    Nakamichi EC100 Active xover
    MIT exp 1 ic's
    Perreaux SA33 class A preamp
    AQ kingcobra ic's
    OPPO 83 CDP
    Lehmann audio black cube SE phono pre, Audioquest phono wire (ITA1/1)
    Denon DP-1200 TT. AToc9ML MC cart.
    Monster HTS 3600 power conditioner
    ADS L1590/2 Biamped
    MIT exps2 speaker cable
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,963
    edited August 2014
    Those burn marks on the amps should "buff out" nicely before the next Ebay listing. LOL

    Congrats man.
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

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    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited August 2014
    Seriously?
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    edited August 2014
    Wow nice score. You'll need three more for five channel of course.

    "It's better to burn out, than **** your pants"

    Why not eat Taco Bell and have the best of both worlds? :rolleyes:
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited August 2014
    Why do I sense disaster on the horizon?
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • Polkitup2
    Polkitup2 Posts: 1,622
    edited August 2014
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    My wife is going to be even more excited than me about the purchase, especially now I lost my job. Good times to come from listening to her and new gear.

    The C2300 tube pre has the phono stage in it so I wonder how thats gona play with my TT.

    I just purchased a Rega RP3 and use it with my C2300 and it sounds great. Back to Vinyl after a 30 year hiatus.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    tonyb wrote: »
    Those burn marks on the amps should "buff out" nicely before the next Ebay listing. LOL

    Congrats man.

    Well if you must know the MC501's will be going up on the chopping block, so look out for that ebay listing.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    nspindel wrote: »
    Why do I sense disaster on the horizon?

    You know if I lick the tip of my index finger and hold it up to the wind I sense this too.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited August 2014
    I was looking at a 2300 to replace my ARC sp16 and match my McIntosh MC402. I just can't swing the $ for one right now. I have read many good things about that phono pre vs the 2200. Nice pickup. Besides you can never have too many VU's!
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  • xjghost
    xjghost Posts: 1,101
    edited August 2014
    Pictures or it didn't happen!
    HT/2Channel: Emotiva MMC-1, Adcom GFA-555II, Polk SDA 3.1's, Teac TN-300 TT, Polk Center and Sub.

    Bedroom system: Carver CT-24, Parasound HCA-800II, Monitor 10's

    Additional projects: RTA 12c's
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    It has not happened yet so no pics till they get here.
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited August 2014
    Gotta luv those VU's as erniejade mentioned above!
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    Polkie2009 wrote: »
    Gotta luv those VU's as erniejade mentioned above!

    They are hypnotic when the lights are dim. I would love one of those Mcintosh clocks to wake up to in the morning but the price of them is crazy.
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    Here is a pic of one of the amps, it has had the handle upgrade to make em look more up to date.
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited August 2014
    Looks like Ivan's handle's on AA
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    erniejade wrote: »
    Looks like Ivan's handle's on AA

    Who's Ivan?
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited August 2014
    Sent a PM.
    Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,935
    edited August 2014
    Honest/newb question: Why would you need that much power unless you were trying to fill a large venue or outdoor space?

    Seems like it would be overkill for indoor listening and by the time you'd get those VU meters really bouncing you'd be damaging your ears.
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  • toucanet
    toucanet Posts: 580
    edited August 2014
    polkfarmboy wrote: »
    Who's Ivan?

    Ivan hosts www.audioaficionado.org
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  • polkfarmboy
    polkfarmboy Posts: 5,703
    edited August 2014
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Honest/newb question: Why would you need that much power unless you were trying to fill a large venue or outdoor space?

    Seems like it would be overkill for indoor listening and by the time you'd get those VU meters really bouncing you'd be damaging your ears.

    Its a **** thing
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited August 2014
    DSkip wrote: »
    Baffling.

    And then..... It's not.
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • Sci-fi Polk Guy
    Sci-fi Polk Guy Posts: 194
    edited August 2014
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Honest/newb question: Why would you need that much power unless you were trying to fill a large venue or outdoor space?

    Seems like it would be overkill for indoor listening and by the time you'd get those VU meters really bouncing you'd be damaging your ears.

    If I remember correctly, it takes about 2200 watts of power to reproduce without distortion the cannon shots in Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. With those monoblocks, he could do it.
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    Paradigm CC 450 center, w/ Zu Audio jumpers
    Polk Audio RTi6 surrounds
    Paradigm SE sub
    Sony BDP S5100 blu-ray player
    Panasonic 50" plasma
    Yamaha RX A1000 receiver
    Parasound HCA 1205A amp
    Audioquest Evergreen IC's
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