Yea they do it all the time. A little passive SS pre or even a well built active and a good valve amp. HEAVEN!! I have a MX120 that is actually a stereo preamp with a MAC surround system ADDED. Two separate systems, with common outputs.
With any of my valve amps, it is pure magic. I paid 700.00 for that Mac. It is a TURE diamond in the rough for SQ and stereo playback.. After that it changed. The AV units were built different.. C45 is another great analog stereo/analog multi speaker units that has world class Mac sound.. NO not all Macs are created equal either. NOT EVEN CLOSE! Those two, look out..
The older C11, C20, C22, MX110z, a class of their own, when redone right..
Regards
With any of my valve amps, it is pure magic. I paid 700.00 for that Mac. It is a TURE diamond in the rough for SQ and stereo playback.. After that it changed. The AV units were built different.. C45 is another great analog stereo/analog multi speaker units that has world class Mac sound.. NO not all Macs are created equal either. NOT EVEN CLOSE! Those two, look out..
The older C11, C20, C22, MX110z, a class of their own, when redone right..
Regards