12-01-2017, 11:15 AM
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Merry Christmas to all
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: North Central Florida
Posts: 53,224
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jerome W
Serge,
It sounds.....delicious.
Very musical. The mids and highs are natural and smooth. The bass has lots of weight and texture but lacks the resolution and attack of modern designs. It is a bit slow.
For more transparency and speed in this era, for integrateds, the choice should be the MA230 or the MAC1500
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Jerome.......Yes, I agree. I owned the McIntosh MA5100 and the MA230 integrated amplifiers at the same time. I sold the MA5100 and still own the MA230 which features a solid state preamp coupled with the tube power amp. The MA230 has a wonderfully rich and musical presentation. I can listen to it all day.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1eEhFwApxE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNzN4QWJeNk
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Dan
STUDIO - McIntosh C1000C/P, MC2301 (2), MR88, Aurender N10, Esoteric K-01X, Shunyata Sigma spdif digital cable, Sonos Connect, PurePower 2000, Stillpoints, Furutech Flux 50, Michell Gyro SE, Michell HR Power Supply, SME 309, Ortofon Cadenza Black, Wireworld, Sonus faber Amati Anniversario
LIVING ROOM - McIntosh C2300, MC75 (2), MR85, Magnum Dynalab 205, Simaudio MOON Neo 260D-T, Schiit Audio Yggdrasil, Aurender N100H, Shunyata Sigma USB cable, Micro Seiki DD40, Ortofon Cadenza Blue, Nakamichi BX-300, Sony 60ES DAT, PS Audio P10, Furutech Flux 50, Sonos Connect, Stillpoints, Wireworld, Kimber, PMC EB1i, JL Audio f113
VINTAGE - McIntosh MA230, Tandberg 3011A tuner, Olive 04HD, Sony DTC-59ES DAT, McIntosh 4300V, JBL 4312A
Last edited by jdandy; 12-01-2017 at 11:18 AM.
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