IC: McCormack DNA-1

usp1

I have a McCormack DNA-1 that I may consider selling to fund another purchase. It is a wonderful amp as all the reviews will attest. I would like to clear $750 for it. I am still considering whether I want to keep this and sell some other piece of equipment. Let me know if there is any interest.

http://www.stereophile.com/solidpoweramps/520/

bthogan

Great price for a great amp.

tonyb

Nice amp here gents, first class sound for not a lot of scratch. Someone needs to snatch this up.

11tsteve

If I had not just gotten a DNA 0.5, I would be all over this.... and now that I have one and have heard one, I still want to buy this because I'm not sure one is enough. I want a McCormack system in every room....Great amps.

MrBuhl

+4 - fantastic amp. If I had the scrap I would buy this to run on my home theater side. Love mine and wouldn't sell it. GLWTS.

usp1

You guys are making it harder to sell. It is truly a fantastic amp.

11tsteve

maybe you should just stay in the McCormack family but downsize.... I'll trade you my DNA 0.5 + cash....

tonyb

11tsteve wrote: »

maybe you should just stay in the McCormack family but downsize.... I'll trade you my DNA 0.5 + cash....

....and that would be a wise choice. For the 750 bones though, you can't replace it for anything that will sound the same for that price.

usp1

11tsteve wrote: »

maybe you should just stay in the McCormack family but downsize.... I'll trade you my DNA 0.5 + cash....

I am trying to go the other way...upsize in the same line!!

tonyb

usp1 wrote: »

11tsteve wrote: »

maybe you should just stay in the McCormack family but downsize.... I'll trade you my DNA 0.5 + cash....

I am trying to go the other way...upsize in the same line!!

LOL.....also a good move. You looking at the 225 or DNA 500 ?

Great amp FS here kids. One of the most musical brands you'll come across.

vc69

@usp1 - I'm interested. Considering options for finance of this purchase. Do you have any pics? Original packaging? Are you the original owner?

@tonyb - Do you have first-hand experience with this amp? You seem to be a big McCormack fan. Do you think this would mate well with B&W 801f's? They are relatively inefficient speakers. Other gear is my sig.

TIA

11tsteve

usp1 wrote: »

11tsteve wrote: »

maybe you should just stay in the McCormack family but downsize.... I'll trade you my DNA 0.5 + cash....

I am trying to go the other way...upsize in the same line!!

ahhhh! I saw a DNA 2 recently.... so enticing..
Everything I have owned has been 200+ watts, and so far with my DNA 0.5 I haven't missed the 100W. But I see it coming...

Jhayman

I can vouch for the DNA-250 and 500, still own the 500.
Great amps, power houses and very musical and clean sounding.
It was Tonyb that got me into McCormack, Thanks again Tony..

tonyb

vc69 wrote: »

@usp1 - I'm interested. Considering options for finance of this purchase. Do you have any pics? Original packaging? Are you the original owner?

@tonyb - Do you have first-hand experience with this amp? You seem to be a big McCormack fan. Do you think this would mate well with B&W 801f's? They are relatively inefficient speakers. Other gear is my sig.

TIA

The DNA 1 I believe is rated at somewhere north of 50+ amperes, I know your speakers are power hogs but how much I'm unfamiliar with.

I've had the good fortune of getting my ears on many McCormack amps, even looked for a DNA 500 myself but they rarely come up for sale. Musical, balls, and has a tube like tone to them, one of the best SS amps your gonna find.

For the OP's asking price, you could easily re-sell it for even more coin if it's not enough for your speakers. I've seen the .05 going for this price.

usp1

Everything tonyb says about the DNA-1 is true. I have it paired with Maggie 1.6s and with Gallo 3.1s. Both love current and this amp delivers. I bought the 1.6s used from a guy who was driving it with a Pass x250 and I can say that the DNA-1 sounds just as good or better. Musical and very fast. The fact that it is 150W at 8 ohms does not really matter as much since it delivers current in spades.

11tsteve

I have to chime in about the MCCormack sound based on my DNA 0.5... I never fully grasped what people meant by fast bass response until the McCormack. I loved Parasound, B&K, my Conrad-Johnson. All great amps. But the bass (and dynamics) from the McCormack are just a different level to my ears.
And the soundstage is just crazy big and more spatial.... more holographic. It's definitely a brand people should get their ears on if they have the means.

tonyb

Can't believe nobody snatched this up yet. In a nutshell, you have a "Golden egg" at a brass price.

indyhawg

tonyb wrote: »

Can't believe nobody snatched this up yet. In a nutshell, you have a "Golden egg" at a brass price.

Agreed. Gonna be difficult to find a better amp at this price.

GLWTS.

vc69

I'm still trying to figure out how I can come up with the scratch. Definitely interested.

vmaxer

@usp1 PM sent

vmaxer

Keep me in line, I will take it if the others in line don't.

vmaxer

Ok, any updates on this?? I am willing to buy, just waiting on the status.

usp1

I am waiting to see how my new acquisition pans out before selling the DNA-1. I should get the new amp later this week and then about a week to make sure that I want o indeed sell the DNA-1. I marked this ad as an IC so that it was clear that the sale may take a little time.

vmaxer

usp1 wrote: »

I am waiting to see how my new acquisition pans out before selling the DNA-1. I should get the new amp later this week and then about a week to make sure that I want o indeed sell the DNA-1. I marked this ad as an IC so that it was clear that the sale may take a little time.

No problem, just checkin in.

tonyb

May take even longer....after you get the DNA 2 your brain will be scrambled and your left nut will drop and roll down a heating vent. Give him another week to fish it out.

usp1

On way to keep those nuts warm....lol

footwedge

for the mentally challenged, what does IC stand for?

Jhayman

Interest check

teekay0007

footwedge wrote: »

for the mentally challenged, what does IC stand for?

I was hoping someone would ask that...just in case there were any challenged folks out there reading this thread.

tonyb

footwedge wrote: »

for the mentally challenged, what does IC stand for?

In-Conceivable.....nobody snatched it up yet.

vmaxer

tonyb wrote: »

footwedge wrote: »

for the mentally challenged, what does IC stand for?

In-Conceivable.....nobody snatched it up yet.

But I am trying to.......

I want it.