McIntosh Preamp

Thanks Gus do far. Stereo5, great suggestion. I didn't know about Audio Classics and they have some decent prices or at least units in my price range. I'm not looking for a tuner or surround but it seems like three pretty decent deals on some of those units. How about the C-31? It's roughly a grand, right where I'd like to be price wise. Is it decent sounding? Thoughts?

I spoke with Audio Classics this morning. I’m impressed, although closed on Saturday, Steve called me in regards to my email inquiry. I am leaning towards a MX-130 or C-39. I know they both do the video thing which I wouldn’t use at all and a tuner on the 130, but I believe they have pass through 2 channel audio. The C-31 they have has an issue which I really don’t want to deal with. Thoughts?

Thank you for the input and I sure will.

Not that I would use it because I haven’t listened to FM radio in 15 years. Does the tuners of yesterday MX-130 receive radio signal transmitted today?

@Vahes, totally agree, iwould prefer not having them but to each his own. My other systems preamp doesn't have tone controls either and that's what I'm use to. 
@the group- I've taken the plunge. I an MX-130 from Audio Classics. I believe it arrives Thursday. I feel the price was fair and I dealt with a guy named Steve Rowell who was super. If all is well after receiving it, I'll definitely be back to Audio Classics. 

So i received my MX-130 Wednesday and I have to say, I am impressed. I love it with the MC-7300. I owned an MX-130 when they first came out many years ago and had it paired with a MC-7270. I didn’t really care for it back then so I traded them both in for a Proceed AVP-2+6 and Levinson 23.5 which I still have. Those pieces are still on a different playing field than the Mc equipment but I am loving this MX-130 with the MC-7300 for my second system. I know my taste in music has changed through the years and I believe I have grown to appreciate the warmer sound of McIntosh. Thank you for all the input. Very happy!!