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I would not buy either of these, but their place in the lineup fills two obvious gaps. First, plenty of Mc buyers care about looks, and plenty of folks have bought the 252 and 352. Second, Mc stuff ain't cheap, and these lower the bar. I expect that these will be successful.
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I am really interested in the C8.
Originally I was debating between the MA352 and MA8900, and even though I really liked the design and how vocal sounds on the former, one of the minor reasons I ended up buying the latter is that I can't put the 352 on a top shelf (have 2 very active cats), but putting it in middle / bottom would mean that I can't see the blue meters very well. (And in case you're wondering, the main reason is that in the end I wanted to get something with the autoformer for my first Mc.) Now if I add the C8 as pre I can basically have the near equivalent of 352 but with an autoformer, so it would be interesting to see how much it costs when the dealer in Hong Kong updates their price list. |
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Does anyone know if this is the first “direct coupled” amplifier McIntosh has sold? (Sorry for the dumb question).
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The autoformer has it’s advantages and if one thinks the direct coupled is purer sound Because the autoformer adds a a veil, haze or loss of transparency, sorry, you will not find boutique transistors/caps/resistors/etc inside a direct coupled McIntosh amp anyways for that theory to hold water. Not to say that direct coupled is a red headed step child.. . If the budget, styling or certain function is the prime objective, it will certainly do the job it is intended for. |
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First direct coupled mono amp, yes.
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