My Vintage McIntosh System Finally Assembled

[Tranquil]

Very nice system your pictures are gorgeous. You grandfather will be proud of you.

[djwhog]

WOW Very very Nice Eric, Congrats amazing pics and looks warm and very classic!

[Pider]

I am very impressed, and would love to hear them. Sound must be very satisfying.

[MCenthusiast]

Wow, very nice! I'm sure this combination sounds fantastic!

[McPlanar]

Wow what a gorgeous system! Love the vintage stuff!

[blindmullet]

Originally Posted by 62caddy

Thank you kind sir! I did it sort as a tribute to my grandfather - without whose knowledge, would probably have never heard of McIntosh. That's remarkable how many have fond memories of Heathkit products. They're a perfect pairing for McIntosh tubes, this side of Klipsch.

Yes good ok Heath kit days missing parts and all,

[blindmullet]

Originally Posted by McPlanar

Wow what a gorgeous system! Love the vintage stuff!

When ever I've been a member long enough for this forum to let me post pictured I'll show my first Mac system from mid 70s and I still have it. C24 preamp and MC2105 both still look brand new and sound as good as ever. Have a granddaughter at Florida State, she's getting into vinyl so I'm setting here up a system. Really torn between the Mac setup or my old Carver holographic preamp with Carver 1.5t amp. Leaning towards the Carver now and the Mac when she graduates.

[blindmullet]

Originally Posted by 62caddy

Thanks everybody for compliments! Beowolf: The speakers have a quality that I can only describe as "LARGE", rich & satisfyingly grand. While they don't have the critical accuracy of more modern designs, on the right material - they can really shine with incredible presence & realism. Especially good for jazz, blue grass and smaller arrangements classical. Difficult to believe a 50 year old system can hold its own against much of today's gear. Some closeup pictures of the Heathkit AS - 21 Legatos

Man you gotta love that attenuator dial on the back is that retro or what.

[Charles]

Two of the very nicest systems I have ever had the pleasure of seeing! Shows a tremendous amount of thought and transports me back to an earlier time when speakers did not weigh a ton and the microprocessor did not exist (for home use).

[62caddy]

Again, thanks for all the kind words my friends.

I have tried to recreate the system my grandfather had owned on which I have many fond memories enjoying listening to music together. My grandfather was a devout classical music fan.

He had begun with an ElectroVoice Georgian, and he later added a Patrician 800 when stereo came out. I think his first amplifier was a McIntosh 20W-1 (or similar) but that had been upgraded long before I was born. Not sure what the rest of the electronics were when he still had mono.

One interesting point - the knobs used on the speakers look practically identical to the style, size and shape as those used on the MC 240! I wonder if Heathkit & Mc used the same supplier for those.