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McIntosh MC611 vs Parasound JC5

My system:

Parasound JC 5 stereo amp, JC 2 pre amp, JC 3 Jr phono pre amp  Pro-Ject X2 turntable. Integra Research CD player. Pair of Rel S-510 subs. Eversolo streamer.

 Recent purchase of B&W 802 D4 replacing my Kef R3 meta. 

 My room is 22x19 feet.. Listening volume is between 75-90 db. I love the way my system sounds.

Would I benefit from adding an additional JC 5 amp and  Bi-amping each speaker  vs adding a pair on MC611 mono blocks vs keeping system as is ? 

Speakers were auditioned in showroom with McIntosh amps which also sounded great.   I plan to upgrade the streamer at some point but this post is about the amps. 

Thanks in advance for any advice.  

toothdoc

Showing 1 response by erik_squires

erik_squires
16,592 posts
 

Hey ToothDoc!

Well,  for my money you are going in a particular direction and without meaning to offend, to me has too much treble information.  The Mc goes that way as well.

So personally, I'd stick with JC amps... but if you honestly want MORE of what you have then Mc is the way to go IMHO.

Always make your own ears happy, that's the only way to justify the money. :)

Really hope you find this useful, and that I want you to be personally happy with your choices.

Best,

 

E

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