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From McIntosh to Yamaha

Very odd question.  With COVID related issues I unfortunately have to sell my McIntosh c220 and MC202 to follow.  I removed the pre amp and amp from my system and hooked up my first ever receiver which is a Yamaha RX530 bought back in the early 90's.  The receiver is currently hooked up to my thiel CS 1.6 and I have to say the music sounds so much more forward and the bass response is like nothing I have ever heard come out of my Thiels. Yes resolution is not what it use to be by the drastic change is crazy and they also play so much louder.  SMH.
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ejbartley731
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Interesting!  I recently purchased a McIntosh MX119 as I rebuild to a McIntosh system I had a few years back.  I'm replacing a Pioneer Elite SC25 Receiver that sounded pretty damn good playing a pair of Legacy Focus 2020's (circa '03) with a Sony 300 multidisc cd changer. 

Your story has me thinking now. I guess I will find out when I get amps to go with the MX119 and a better cd player.
ryder
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You should try a PROPER 2-channel amp from Yamaha, Luxman or Accuphase. You may be surprised that some of these integrateds especially the higher range models can match or surpass the performance of costlier pre/power from other amp manufacturers.
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rocray
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Which speaker connections are you using on the MC202? 4ohm? Your speakers show 4ohm,3ohm minimum. Maybe that might be an issue?
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