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McIntosh MA 352 or C22 Mk V?
We recently put together a dedicated two channel system consisting of McIntosh MA252, Linn LP 12 TT, B&W 804 D3 speakers, Bluesound. Our room is 15’ x 25’, with the listening portion in the front half, pool tale in the back half. For 60-70% of our listening the MA252 (100 WPC) is good. There are times when I want to listen at higher volumes I am running out of power - tubes go from green to white. I have two schools of thought. Upgrade to a MA352. I also own an older Levinson No. 333, that is in my home theater running my front channels. I have considered pulling this out and adding a C22 Mk V preamp for the two channel system. My concern is that I am living on borrowed time with the amp, as I know the caps will need to be replaced anytime and then I will either need to recap or upgrade the amp. Thoughts?