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Old 11-30-2020, 09:53 PM
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well, I had a budget of $10000 (or less), and after doing an ad nauseam amount of research on it, listening to a few options (including ones I couldn't necessarily afford) there was really only one amp for me, especially since I needed a good bit of "overhead" to power some very power hungry, and ultra low sensitivity speakers (81db)...

the MC462

$9000 retail.
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Old 12-01-2020, 10:01 AM
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Coda Technologies Continuum No. 8. (Terry London reviewed this amp in Home Theater Review.)
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Old 03-18-2021, 01:50 PM
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Just ordered an Alluxity Power One Stereo Amplifier. Anyone have experience in these?
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Old 03-21-2021, 09:53 AM
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I've owned a lot of McIntosh amps, i'd pick the Parasound JC-1.
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Old 11-09-2021, 11:16 PM
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I recently auditioned Moon amps - two Moon 400M ~$8800 - very impressive in comparison to McIntosh MC 462
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Old 11-10-2021, 03:09 PM
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can you expand on the moon 400m vs. mc462
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Old 11-16-2021, 09:32 AM
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You can pick up some Pass 260.8s monos for close to 10K. They perform well.

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Old 11-18-2021, 12:19 PM
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Sure, I currently have MC 302 and would like more power. I was considering upgrading my Moon 280D and wanted to compare MC 462 and compare it to another solid state amp and compare the Moon 280D to the Moon 390. Consequently decided to compare the MC 462 to 400 Ms which are about the same price.

First up was the MC 462 and and they sounded like 'more volume' that I was looking for. Listened to a variety of songs and it met my expectations of getting a bit more volume.

Then we listened to the Moon AMP - actually the 330A - and the sound was different. I'd say like a veil was lifted. There was more detail in the busy sections without loosing congruity. My closest experience was comparing Sonus faber Sonetto Vs to Olympica Nova Vs.

The difference was noticeable and I started playing some songs to qualify the difference as good or bad for me. I played some busy songs with bass (Depeche Mode and Beastie Boys) and songs with delicacy (Steely Dan and David Bowie).

Ultimately I ordered the 400 Ms and the 390 DAC preamp. I liked the additional details I was hearing. The 462 was good and I believe the difference in sound is a result of the autoformers. I'm wondering if my tastes have evolved over time.

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You can pick up some Pass 260.8s monos for close to 10K. They perform well.

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