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Originally Posted by Grasshopper
I totally appreciate all that have participated in this thread.
As I have continued to mull around my next upgrade, I had a conversation with Chuck Hinton at Mcintosh.
When I asked him about my MC402 vs. the 601's, he said that the 601's were obviously better, but under ordinary circumstances those differences would be subtle.
It was very refreshing to hear a company rep not try to sell me really hard.
What a great company!
I'd expect the jump to be fairly subtle, though it is still on my upgrade list...just perhaps not the next upgrade.
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Any reason you aren't thinking 1.2KW? Voiced like the 402/501 (better) but with the power of the newer breed monoblocks (501s tended to run out of gas but the 601s can go a country mile - but they are significantly brighter - atypical Mc).
The 1.2s, at least gently used ones, wouldn't be much more than new 601s - but would be a monumental improvement over the 402 (in terms of headroom and feeling of control) and the 601 (in terms of sound quality/reproduction).