mcintosh mc-462


Pros and cons please chime in on this amp, I will be using a mcintosh c12000  as pre-amp also using aurender a-10 as pre-amp.

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I have found McIntosh amps always sound better with a McIntosh preamp.  II had a Rogue RP5 preamp that I paired with a McIntosh MC152 and the sound seemed off.  It was nothing I could put my finger on but I didn’t like it.  I sold the Rogue and added a McIntosh C2500 preamp and the sound totally opened up and the system had no problems playing complicated musical pieces.  I have Kept the Mac C2500 tube preamp and replaced the Mac Mc152 with a Mac Mc302amp.  I am very happy. 

Pros... everything. Cons... none. All of these are high quality, and this isn't 1950 so they will definitely work perfectly together. I have been running a MC-462 for a few years, fed by a number of devices. All amazing.