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Old 08-15-2018, 11:19 PM
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There has been one on Los Angeles Craigslist for months, but it seems pricey, and is being offered by a pawn shop. The ad says they are "ready to deal for CA$H". Even if they had the proper boxes and were willing to ship, I don't know that a pawn shop is the best place to gamble on expensive stereo equipment. Good luck in your search!
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Old 08-16-2018, 12:54 AM
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There has been one on Los Angeles Craigslist for months, but it seems pricey, and is being offered by a pawn shop. The ad says they are "ready to deal for CA$H". Even if they had the proper boxes and were willing to ship, I don't know that a pawn shop is the best place to gamble on expensive stereo equipment. Good luck in your search!
Thanks very much for the tip, but I do agree about pawn shops being the last place you want to deal with for good audio gear. No guarantees it will even work. I just took a look at it, and he's about $1000.00 too high. Risky business, even if you could get him down to a fair price.

As others have recommended, I think I will simply have to wait it out for one to appear for sale from a reputable source on Audiogon or US/Canuck Audio mart. etc. Or, preferably, from Audio Classics.

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There is an aggregation site, hifishark.com which is a great place to find stuff wherever it is posted globally. You can filter by region. This morning there is the one MA7000 in BC and 3 MA8000’s for sale in N. America.
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I expect to be running up to Audio Classics soon and I'll be happy to bring the matter to Ryan's attention. Every B1 graded unit I've ever purchased from Audio Classics was nearly indistinguishable from new and you can be assured it will be packaged properly.
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Old 08-16-2018, 02:55 PM
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I expect to be running up to Audio Classics soon and I'll be happy to bring the matter to Ryan's attention. Every B1 graded unit I've ever purchased from Audio Classics was nearly indistinguishable from new and you can be assured it will be packaged properly.
Thanks very much! Greatly appreciated.

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Old 08-16-2018, 03:03 PM
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There is an aggregation site, hifishark.com which is a great place to find stuff wherever it is posted globally. You can filter by region. This morning there is the one MA7000 in BC and 3 MA8000’s for sale in N. America.
Thanks. I agree, that can be a useful site for finding things,although it does seem more heavily European and Asian oriented, but does include US listings.
Used MA8000's are simply too expensive for the budget I mentioned earlier ($4500.00) The MA7000 should be affordable for me as noted in this earlier response:

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What about the MA7000? Where would that rate? I love the look of that integrated.

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Great integrated amplifier and one of the last McIntosh units that is not designed with firmware controls which should benefit reliability. Should be readily available within your stated budget.


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Old 08-17-2018, 01:05 AM
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Does anyone have any idea how much the mark up is for Mac gear? I'm not trying to uncover secrets here but it might help to know. Please read the related information, you don't have to be completely specific.

Associated with an entirely unrelated deal I was handling for the corporation I was consulting for, a rep from the brick and mortar we spent a LOT of money with came out of nowhere with an unexpected offer today He said he really appreciated the time and effort I had put into the proposal and implementation and had heard from other people on the project that I was into audio. As thanks, he told me, essentially, that he could offer me a purchase, at cost, for any one piece of current McIntosh equipment that I desired by way of thanks.

The only really applicable component is the MA8000, but even at cost, I don't think my budget (even if I extended it a bit) could afford that. Am I right?


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Old 08-18-2018, 02:04 AM
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I was in your shoes a few years ago. I had owned the MA6500 for a long time, sold it, then 2 years ago decided I wanted it again but couldn't find the right one. (outside AC)

I ended up with Yamaha AS1100 and couldn't be happier, but if the 6500 ever pops up here locally I'd probably purchase.

Guess my point is to keep options open and be patient. GL.
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The only really applicable component is the MA8000, but even at cost, I don't think my budget (even if I extended it a bit) could afford that. Am I right?
The only thing that really matters is how much he wants for the MA8000 from you.
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Old 08-18-2018, 01:06 PM
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The only thing that really matters is how much he wants for the MA8000 from you.
I checked on that with him, and I was right, too rich for my blood, even at cost. So, I will now proceed to wait for a nice, affordable used MA7000. As before.

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