McIntosh's new Tube Pre-Amplifier!

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I guess I'm now on their mailing list. Just got this. Looks exquisite!
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https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/preamplifiers/C2700
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Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
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  • kharp1
    kharp1 Posts: 3,453
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    When I was younger I hated the looks of McIntosh gear...too boring and "old" looking. Now, I think they're beautiful. That's a great looking piece.
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  • Nightfall
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    DSkip wrote: »
    I have five Mac pieces right now and although they aren't hooked up, they sure are pretty to look at.

    Look at Mr. Money Bags over here. ;)
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,662
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    I also received the email. Would love to give one a test drive.
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  • tonyb
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    I see one glaring omission. While this is billed as a 2 channel pre amp, they threw in digital processing, but outdated digital processing for HT. Dolby and DTS....SERIOUSLY ?

    Is it trying to be a 2 channel pre, or a HT pre/pro ?
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  • rooftop59
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    kharp1 wrote: »
    When I was younger I hated the looks of McIntosh gear...too boring and "old" looking. Now, I think they're beautiful. That's a great looking piece.

    kinda looks like emotiva on crack lol...definitely not boring!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,027
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    rooftop59 wrote: »
    kharp1 wrote: »
    When I was younger I hated the looks of McIntosh gear...too boring and "old" looking. Now, I think they're beautiful. That's a great looking piece.

    kinda looks like emotiva on crack lol...definitely not boring!

    Looks like every other Mac made for the last 30 years or so (except the MC275, of course).
    ... with callous, if not laughable, disregard for the actual identity of the component in question.

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    Does a stereo preamp need two big blue meters? :|
    tonyb wrote: »
    I see one glaring omission. While this is billed as a 2 channel pre amp, they threw in digital processing, but outdated digital processing for HT. Dolby and DTS....SERIOUSLY ?

    Is it trying to be a 2 channel pre, or a HT pre/pro ?

    Bringing you Yesterday's Products Tomorrow.

    :/

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    Mac jumped the shark a long time ago (IMO, of course, YMMV -- I do get that!)

    :(

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  • Viking64
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    I just bought one a few weeks ago. I have been using it in my 2-channel rig and I REFUSE to review it. B)>:)
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    I just bought one a few weeks ago. I have been using it in my 2-channel rig and I REFUSE to review it. B)>:)

    Pics or it didn't happen! :)
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
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  • kharp1
    kharp1 Posts: 3,453
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    rooftop59 wrote: »
    kharp1 wrote: »
    When I was younger I hated the looks of McIntosh gear...too boring and "old" looking. Now, I think they're beautiful. That's a great looking piece.



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    Does a stereo preamp need two big blue meters? :|


    In a word...YES :)
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  • Viking64
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    verb wrote: »
    Viking64 wrote: »
    I just bought one a few weeks ago. I have been using it in my 2-channel rig and I REFUSE to review it. B)>:)

    Pics or it didn't happen! :)

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  • motorstereo
    motorstereo Posts: 2,049
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    Does a stereo preamp need two big blue meters? :|


    No sir they don't; Amps don't need em either but behind that half inch thick glass they sure do look nice don't they :)
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,027
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    motorstereo wrote: »
    Does a stereo preamp need two big blue meters? :|


    No sir they don't; Amps don't need em either but behind that half inch thick glass they sure do look nice don't they :)
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    Well, certainly more discreetly understated than, say...


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    or

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    or

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    :|

    (actually, the Electronluv amplifiers sound pretty good)
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  • Viking64
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    verb wrote: »
    Viking64 wrote: »
    I just bought one a few weeks ago. I have been using it in my 2-channel rig and I REFUSE to review it. B)>:)

    Pics or it didn't happen! :)

    You wanna know what didn't happen? MY REVIEW!!!!

    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
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  • tratliff
    tratliff Posts: 1,662
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    verb wrote: »
    Viking64 wrote: »
    I just bought one a few weeks ago. I have been using it in my 2-channel rig and I REFUSE to review it. B)>:)

    Pics or it didn't happen! :)

    You wanna know what didn't happen? MY REVIEW!!!!

    BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

    Everyone has an opinion about McIntosh. Good bad..... But I would be real interested in yours if you did pick up the pre. Please share.
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  • BlueFox
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    I have never owned any McIntosh gear, but have read/seen it for decades. While it might sound great, all those freaking lights are just unacceptable for me.
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,678
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    :o
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  • Viking64
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    tratliff wrote: »

    Everyone has an opinion about McIntosh. Good bad..... But I would be real interested in yours if you did pick up the pre. Please share.

    It was all a joke in regards to how some members here think that anyone who acquires a new piece of audio gear is obligated to write a review about it.
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  • tratliff
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    As stated. Everyone has an opinion...
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  • motorstereo
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    BlueFox wrote: »
    I have never owned any McIntosh gear, but have read/seen it for decades. While it might sound great, all those freaking lights are just unacceptable for me.

    Comeon now lets be truthful here; it's the entry cost that's unacceptable :) . Surely you realize there is plenty of Mcintosh gear both new and vintage and both tubed and ss that do not have those offensive blue meters. It's also a fact that there's more Mcintosh units without those "freaking lights" than there are with them.
    Imo everyone in this hobby should at one time or another afford themselves the luxury of owning at least one piece of Mac gear during their journey. The only problem with bringing one piece home though is it normally leads to many more.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,027
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    BlueFox wrote: »
    I have never owned any McIntosh gear, but have read/seen it for decades. While it might sound great, all those freaking lights are just unacceptable for me.

    On balance, and to me(!), Mac hardware sounds -- OK. Their products have long had an -- interesting -- house sound that really floats some folks' boats, but leaves others shaking their heads.

    I'd opine that Mac hardware, by and large, does not represent good value in terms of price/performance, although it is a good value for bragging rights (especially on the periphery of the hifi crowd). When I was a lad, MDs almost always had Mac equipment (and they usually drove Cadillacs... 'til they switched to Mercedes). It was just what was "done". (My mother was a nurse, so we knew a lotta MDs in those days)

    They're definitely aiming at an even more upscale, 21st Century "one percent-er" market nowadays, thus the obsessive focus (I would suggest) on the iconic (since the early/mid 1970s) cosmetics.

    The MC-225 was/is a fine amplifier (still one of my favorite "store bought" amps) Their tuners were always pretty good -- and some were great. I do not care for the sound of ss Mac amplifiers or preamps. I have zero experience with their "digital" components, in full disclosure.

    I say all of this as a McIntosh owner (three pieces, one in regular use) -- draw your own conclusions ;)

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  • SIHAB
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  • verb
    verb Posts: 10,176
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    tratliff wrote: »

    Everyone has an opinion about McIntosh. Good bad..... But I would be real interested in yours if you did pick up the pre. Please share.

    It was all a joke in regards to how some members here think that anyone who acquires a new piece of audio gear is obligated to write a review about it.

    Lord knows I’m in arrears when reviewing my newly acquired gear. I’m still acquiring my audio vernacular, other than it sounds great! Or, I love it! Newbies, I tell ya! :)
    Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
    Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
    Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
    Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
    Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
    Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD.
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,678
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    :|

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  • Viking64
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    verb wrote: »
    Lord knows I’m in arrears when reviewing my newly acquired gear. I’m still acquiring my audio vernacular, other than it sounds great! Or, I love it! Newbies, I tell ya! :)

    Here's a list of words you can use in your audio reviews to make yourself sound smart. :p

    1) polite

    2) darkened

    3) serendipitous

    4) verklempt

    5) adorable

    6) muscular

    7) chillax

    8) meatless

    9) insecure

    10) forfeited
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,027
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    don't forget jaw dropping.

    My jaw, interestingly, is still firmly affixed to... umm... the rest of my skull.

    Hmm... I wonder if the epidemic of TMJ problems in the US was connected to the rise of the subjective hifi audio publications?

    Now, if you'll excuse me, I have some soundstages to throw, after which I shall literally mop the floor with some less capable audio components.



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  • maxward
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    Yes, yes. Don’t forget to use mellifluous, too. One of HP’s overworked terms.
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  • mhardy6647
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    I like beguiling.

    Altecs and SETs are beguiling.

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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 6,678
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    I like beguiling.

    Altecs and SETs are beguiling.

    Those horn-loaded tweeters failed to show repentance.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,027
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    On the other hand, there are reentrant horns.

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    they're unrepentant.
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  • pitdogg2
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    I like beguiling.

    Altecs and SETs are beguiling.

    Those horn-loaded tweeters failed to show repentance.

    more than a few are repugnant…



    verb wrote: »
    Lord knows I’m in arrears when reviewing my newly acquired gear. I’m still acquiring my audio vernacular, other than it sounds great! Or, I love it! Newbies, I tell ya! :)

    Wait let me get this correct...

    You've designed rockets, jet engines and automobiles yet you cannot design words on paper?
    What kind of one trick pony are you?

    :D:D:D
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