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Originally Posted by obiwankenobi
Looks like I will be broke soon in a few months, or at least until D4 comes around.
Sorry for the noob question. If I save up for MC601, I would need two of these to power each speaker? Considering each costs about US$10k! 
Is there a single, mid-range amp that is able to do a decent job? |
Yes they are mono blocks but try looking on the used market. Amps tend to hold up over time especially McIntosh. There is always 601’s for sale especially with the newer model 611’s coming out recently. You should be able to find them in the $9k range. At least in the US.
Before I bought the 803d3 I demo them with a few different amps. Mark Levinson, Rotel, Parasound, Audio Research and a mc452. Of all of them my wife and I preferred the 452 driving them. In the end I decided to “go big or go home”  so I purchased the mc601 and I was not disappointed. I believe you would be happy with a used Mc 452 driving the 803d3 but only you can decide that.
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2-Channel
McIntosh C2700, (2X)MC601, MEN220 Lampizator Baltic 3
Sonore opticalRendu, SGC sonicTransporter i5 (Gen 3), Roon Thorens TT TD318
B&W 803D3 JL Audio (2x)f110v2
Shunyata Denali/S v2, Alpha v2 PCs, WW Gold/Silver Eclipse Interconnects, Platinum USB
Whole House Music Listening
Bluesound Vault2i, PowerNode2, PulseMini2i, Pulse2, (3x)Flex
5.2 System Above using Passthru
Marantz SR7012
Oppo 205, Apple TV (4th gen), Sony XBR850e65
B&W HTM2 D3
Second 5.1 System Castoffs from Upgrades
LRC Paradigm Millenia 20, Velodyne MiniVee 10, KEF surrounds, DefTech AW6500
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