McIntosh MC402 is now mine!!!

pearsall001
pearsall001 Posts: 5,094
edited April 2007 in Electronics
Wow!!! Talk about a killer amp. This baby will drive my AAD 2001 monitors like you won't believe. Finally talked the wife into letting me get it. Pay backs a **** though. I feel a nice piece of jewelry looming on the horizon LOL!!;)















Gotcha!! April fools!! I only wish!:(
"2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited April 2007
    aaaah you got me. I was about to post that it sure didn't last long lol

    Mike
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  • Hawkeye
    Hawkeye Posts: 1,313
    edited April 2007
    Congrats. I thought you were looking at some Mac gear several months back. My 352 is just amazing and I am considering getting 2 501's. But I think the piece of jewelry comes first this time!! Havr you tried using the different ohm taps yet? I've found I can change the flavor by switching between the taps. For this week, I'm on the 8 ohm tap. Gordon


    You got me. Anyway you'll like it when you get it!!
    2 Channel -
    Martin Logan Spire, 2 JL Audio F112 subs
    McIntosh C1000 Controller with Tube pre amp, 2 MC501 amplifiers, MD1K Transport & DAC, MR-88 Tuner
    WireWorld Eclipse 6.0 speaker wire and jumpers, Eclipse 5^2 Squared Balanced IC's. Silver Eclipse PCs (5)
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,094
    edited April 2007
    Hawkeye wrote: »
    Congrats. I thought you were looking at some Mac gear several months back. My 352 is just amazing and I am considering getting 2 501's. But I think the piece of jewelry comes first this time!! Havr you tried using the different ohm taps yet? I've found I can change the flavor by switching between the taps. For this week, I'm on the 8 ohm tap. Gordon


    You got me. Anyway you'll like it when you get it!!

    Gordon,

    Let me tell you, I've always had a vision to someday owning a Mac. Hopefully the day is close. I think the MC402 replaced the MC352. Is there any real difference between the two or simply a name change? I can't fathom what running dual 501's would be like. I'm sure I would be left speechless. What other amps did you own & what are the musical differences between them & the Mac.

    Phil
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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  • Hawkeye
    Hawkeye Posts: 1,313
    edited April 2007
    Phil,

    I listened to the 352, 402 and of course the 501's. Frankly, I didn't feel there is much difference between the 352 and 402. The 352 won me over for a couple reasons.

    1. We're only talking 50 watts. To some, that may be a lot but to my ears the listening levels and type of music we listen to, the 50 watts was not noticable.
    2. The eye candy factor. I liked the looks of the larger meters and the cleaner face on the 352 vice the 402
    3. The price was right on the 352 at the time. The 402 wasn't.

    The 352 has served us well. During the times we've really cranked it up, 350 watts of real, pure Mac power will bring home the fact you own a fine piece of equipment. The amp cannot clip with the built in power guard and my clip light has never come on during extended periods of full power. Mac tends to under rate the power levels on the amps, so I am sure it puts out well over 350.

    At average to low listening, i.e. 3.5 to .35 watts the sound is as precise as at louder levels. This is where we usually have it set and depending on the cd, maybe 35 watts. Not sterile, like I thought my Krell FPB200C was, but just enough warmth to suit me. The Krell seemed kinda cold and biting to me.

    The 501's on the other hand are an animal!! They brought a level of power to my set I didn't think possible with my speaks. Made them a complete speaker. The bottom and mids were much more filled in and real. All Mac amps are honest and they will reproduce the recording good or bad.

    I have my daughters wedding to pay for in June so the 501's will have to wait till Christmas. I wonder if a piece of jewelry on top of two big boxes under the tree would do the trick?

    Gordon
    2 Channel -
    Martin Logan Spire, 2 JL Audio F112 subs
    McIntosh C1000 Controller with Tube pre amp, 2 MC501 amplifiers, MD1K Transport & DAC, MR-88 Tuner
    WireWorld Eclipse 6.0 speaker wire and jumpers, Eclipse 5^2 Squared Balanced IC's. Silver Eclipse PCs (5)
    Symposium Rollerblocks 2+ (16)Black Diamond Racing Mk 3 pits (8)
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