McIntosh MC7300 Amplifier $1800

nathanso
nathanso Posts: 61
edited December 2008 in For Sale (FS) Classifieds
McIntosh MC7300 Amplifier (narrow chassis).

Exceptional condition, operates flawlessly. All twelve front panel bulbs were just replaced with extra-long life 50,000 hour bulbs (standard bulbs are 10,000 hour) so the next owner shouldn't have to deal with this McHeadache for a long time. All barrier strip screws and nuts present and accounted for. No scratches, dings, or dents that I can detect. I paid $2000 for this amp just a year ago and just installed the bulbs so low ball offers will be politely ignored.

I believe the MC7300 represents the best value in a modern McIntosh amplifier if you require balanced inputs, Autoformer outputs, Sentry Monitor, and Power Guard. While I love this amp I just restored/modded an Acoustat TNT-200 amplifier that drives my Acoustat 2+2's a little better than the Mac so this fine amp is now surplus to my needs. LOCAL PICKUP ONLY in SF Bay Area unless you ship me a genuine McIntosh crate and arrange for pick-up with your carrier.

img_6978.jpg

More pics here: http://www.n8software.com/mc7300/

Specs courtesy roger-russell com

ELECTRICAL: 300w/ch. (600w mono). Response 20-20kHz (+0 -0.25dB). Distortion 0.005%. Noise and hum -105dBA. Output impedance 2, 4 and 8 ohms. (1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 ohms in mono). Damping factor 40 or greater. Input impedance 20k unbalanced, 40k balanced. Input sensitivity 1.4v or 2.5v. Sentry Monitor. Power Guard.

FRONT PANEL: Glass panel. Illuminated. Power level meters (linear watts or dB). Gain controls. Meter sw: watts or hold. Power Guard lamps. Power sw: on or off.

BACK PANEL: Output barrier strips. Audio inputs: unbalanced and balanced. AC outlet. Input level sw: 1.4v or 2.5v. Mode sw: stereo, mono bridge or mono parallel. Fuse. Panloc mounting.
System: PS Audio HCA-2, PCA-2 + HCPS, Acoustat Model 2+2.
Tweaks: Behringer DEQ2496, SRC2496, SU9920.
Friends don't let friends drive cones
Post edited by nathanso on
· Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Comments

  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited August 2007
    Can't afford it, but wow, is that cool!
    "Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then." Bob Seger
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited August 2007
    Great amp! I have a 7270(270wpc) and don't see myself parting with it anytime soon if ever.
    "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
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited August 2007
    Ooh, that would match my Mac ML-2C speakers nicely. Not gonna happen, considering I spent less on my last truck. Darn.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • tom t
    tom t Posts: 543
    edited August 2007
    a question here???. if this amp puts out 300 wpc into 8,4,and 2ohm loads, than why would the acoustat be so much better at driving the 2+2's. given the price of the mac plus 300 watts, you would think it would drive anything with ease.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • nathanso
    nathanso Posts: 61
    edited August 2007
    tom t,

    The Mac does drive the 2+2's with absolute ease. So does the TNT-200.

    The TNT-200 was designed by Jim Strickland to be the ideal accompaniment to the Acoustat electrostatic speakers of the time. My TNT-200 was further improved by a few well placed circuit mods/updates and cap upgrades. But perhaps the biggest reason comes down to damping factor:

    TNT-200: Greater than 1000 at all frequencies below 1000Hz. Greater than 100 at 20K Hz.

    MC7300: Damping factor 40 or greater.

    p.s. Free bonus: Get an SDA blade/blade cable for free when you buy the amp.
    System: PS Audio HCA-2, PCA-2 + HCPS, Acoustat Model 2+2.
    Tweaks: Behringer DEQ2496, SRC2496, SU9920.
    Friends don't let friends drive cones
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • adriatis12
    adriatis12 Posts: 2
    edited December 2008
    hello,

    please , please haha..., ship to france ...!!??(facility with dhl)great new year !!

    THX
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,601
    edited December 2008
    Nothing like big blue glass. Would someone on the west coast grab this.
    I would hate to see UnitedPlop&Scurry break all that
    wonderfull Mac glass. Mac stuff is best left to a local pick-up.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • adriatis12
    adriatis12 Posts: 2
    edited December 2008
    mc is very tough, and if the packaging is well designed, there is no problem I think

    thx
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited December 2008
    adriatis12 wrote: »
    mc is very tough, and if the packaging is well designed, there is no problem I think

    thx

    As mentioned above, the glass is not very tough. The only way I would ship it is with a original Mac shipping crate.
    "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
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • snow
    snow Posts: 4,337
    edited December 2008
    Guys this thread is over a year old most likely the OP has allready gotten rid of this, if anyone wants to I suggest you PM him to see if it's still available because 9 times out of ten he isnt going to see this unless he's subcribed to this thread. :D



    REGARDS SNOW
    Well, I just pulled off the impossible by doing a double-blind comparison all by myself, purely by virtue of the fact that I completely and stupidly forgot what I did last. I guess that getting old does have its advantages after all :D
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited December 2008
    New guys.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited December 2008
    The guy who posted this ad also hasn't been active since July.
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
  • nathanso
    nathanso Posts: 61
    edited December 2008
    Yep, it's long gone.

    Been grooving to the faultless PS Audio HCA-2 amp which, I believe, has ended my upgradeitis in the amp department. Class D amps have arrived, folks!
    System: PS Audio HCA-2, PCA-2 + HCPS, Acoustat Model 2+2.
    Tweaks: Behringer DEQ2496, SRC2496, SU9920.
    Friends don't let friends drive cones
    · Share on FacebookShare on Twitter