Another MC402 Question

I ran 2 Mc402 amps with my Khorns and LaScalas for  quite awhile. When I first bought them they were paired with an Accuphase c-3800 preamp and sounded dry and lifeless to me, Which is hard to do with 4 Klipsch Heritage speakers.. The Accuphase had been my go to for a long time and I was pretty attached to it. Thought about other amps but decided to get a Mac C51 pre and try the synergy thing. Everything really brightened up with the C51 and I ended up loving the Big Macs. So in my experience the 402's were pretty amazing when paired with a certain preamp. Now I run 2 Mc252 amps with the same C51 and am loving every listen. Go Mcintosh!

Thanks Theo, I'll dream of a new ARC preamp for Easter. Who knows, maybe the bunny will hide one for me.

I have had an MC402 for 15 years and it is an excellent amp.

Mcintosh makes well built long lasting amplifiers that sound great but not lively and detailed. 

I own a 452 and a rebuild 2300. My other amplifiers like my jc5 just sound more like a live performance. 

However,  I would not give up my Mac amplifiers for anything.  If you need to sell one they'll always sell for what you paid for them if you buy used. 

Go for it. 

Good luck fundsgon, the rabbits in my yard won’t even bring me a Cadbury Egg

very selfish critters