Older Upgraded vs. New McCormacks

Everything they say about the A upgrade is true.

When I was searching for a solid state amp that I don't hate, the McCormack came up on the short list. I called them and asked the same question. They said that the upgraded dna was definitely a superior product to the current generation dna-125 etc. That makes complete sense in that they do the upgrades and take the cash directly. My DNA-1 DlxRevAGold had $1500 worth of upgrades done to it. If that were done through a company and a supporting retail chain, verses a couple guys with low overhead, it would probably cost two to three times that. The amp is outstanding (for a solid state). It excels in bass performance, low level detail, and soundstaging (for a solid state). Try to find a deluxe because those have the nice thick faceplate.

I had my DNA-1 Deluxe amp upgraded to Revision A Gold status about two months ago. I can't give you a comparison, but I can say that the change in the amp is absolutely incredible. In addition to any help that you might get from the good people here, I would suggest that you give Steve McCormack a call at SMc Audio. The web site is www.smcaudio.com. I found both Steve and his assistant Kris Jeter a real pleasure to work with and they were extremely helpful to me when I was going through the decision process. My guess is that an upgrade would significantly outperform the newer models. Best of luck to you.