[jdandy]

Originally Posted by Charles

Dan I have always favored mono amps for multiple reasons. This amp is so clean and beautiful in appearance. Years ago I owned a pair. Should have never sold them. I hope you give them a try.

Charles.......There's something about mono tube amps that has always appealed to me. My very first McIntosh amplifiers were a pair of MC30 mono tube amps. I bought those in 1968. Like you said, I should have kept them. Alas, hindsight is always crystal clear.

My living room sound system has seen many amplifiers, starting with a MC300, MC275, a pair of MC275's, MC352, MC501's, MC601's, and now a MC452. I should have probably stayed with the single MC275 stereo tube power amplifier. I have heard it said the MC75 amplifiers outperform the MC275, particularly in dynamics and greater control of the lowest octaves. What I still remember about the MC275 operating in stereo in the living room is how magical and liquid the midrange was. If a pair of MC75 mono tube amplifiers are able to best that, I would be quite happy. It's not like I need 450 watts per channel the MC452 has on tap. My PMC EB1i speakers are 89dB efficient and I rarely ever listen to them with peaks above about 30 watts. A pair of MC75's would just be strolling.

Although I haven't made a decision to purchase a pair of MC75's yet, I can't deny I have been thinking about it.