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Originally Posted by brownbear
Congrats! I'm happy for you and glad you went with your ears. Did you feel the MC152 had bass weakness?
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No weakness to speak of. Although the Bryston bass was a step above the MC152 bass, it could not match the MC152 on overall experience. It was easy for me to choose the McIntosh.
I thought the MC152 was a great amp; the bass was slightly quicker and more defined than the MC275. I chose the MC275 because of what I would describe as the almost ethereal nature of the vocals--they sort of hover above the speakers.
Just to be clear--of all the comparisons I made yesterday, this was the only one that was at all difficult in terms of ranking--I had to go back and forth several times to understand the differences. My take between the two amps is that they are extremely close in sound, with the MC152 a bit better on the low end and the MC275 a bit better on the high.
Overall, I would not say that one is a better amp than the other, only that for me and the music I enjoy, the MC275 is the better choice. Of course, if my listening preference was strictly hard rock, just for example, I would probably have reversed the order of preference for the 3 amps in question