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Speakers for Mc240
I have not posted for many a long year but have started to get dragged back into this ruinous hobby. I am based in the United Kingdom and have just come into possession of a Mc240 and a MR67 tuner. They are both boxed and have been only owned by 2 people since new, I know one of them, they even have the instructions and the service guarantees unfilled. I have decided to build a system around them. My vinyl front end is sorted so looking for suggestions on preamps and loudspeakers. 90% of my listening is jazz with the rest opera and 70's rock, soul etc. Any suggestions pleased.
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@zola1970 Based upon personal experience as a MAC amp owner, I would recommend that you do some serious listening to Revel and Sonus Faber. Many reviewers have commented that Sonus Faber and MAC seem to have been made for each other. Depending upon your mix & match, room dimensions & acoustics and budget, I'm relatively certain one of these will have an offering that will sing AND dance together for you. |
I’m a fan of my McIntosh MX110z as a preamp (I only use the line level of the pre as I have a separate phono and MR67) - it was designed for the 240 so synergy is good. Devore Fidelity speakers pair well also pretty much any Klipsch heritage series. You could get some vintage heresy’s and upgrade the crossovers and the tweeters (Crites are drop-ins) and you would have a fabulous sounding system. |
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positive feedback re: vintage McIntosh tube equipment That is why I tried an mx110z tube tuner preamp. After a year I had it overhauled by Audio Classics here in USA. New gold plated RCA jacks my favorite upgrade. a few McIntosh classic tube preamps had tuners, it is a terrific sounding tuner, you will want a dedicated FM antenna (IF you want to use the tuner). If you get a model with a tuner, it allows you to sell the MR67 Tuner (or use it elsewhere), and eliminates a component and pair of interconnects. The McIntosh Mode switch and features are wonderful. https://www.audiogon.com/systems/11422
You say you have phono solved, however when you compare, you might love the MM Phono in the mx110z (it has two), (or other vintage tube preamp). I use a SUT for my MC with PASS for MM so I can continue to use the mx110z's MM RIAA. You may have seen it, I run 3 tonearms into a SUT with 3 inputs, only 1 cable needed out to the mx110z. I just changed 2 of the 3 arms
I add a Chase RLC-1 Remote Line Controller to keep Vintage Tube sound and features, but have remote volume and remote balance to refine the imaging of any track. You need the remote control for the Chase, there are no controls on the unit. I like to keep things minimum, but no one can tell if it is in or out of line, and I am not living without remote volume or remote balance just to satisfy the idea of simple. You can always use it thru an optional tape or processor loop, that's how I use it in this legacy component's system |
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