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STI-1000 Overrated or not?

hi to all
i am new to this forum and would like to ask for some advice.
i have a vintage c39 and mc7106 combo which i use for 2 channel only (bridged). i wonder if anyone have heard this combo before for music only? i have just bought a w4s class d int amp (200 hrs running in)wanting to replace them but found it lacking some fullness in the sound especially in bass impact and vocals as compared to the 7106 (using the pre-out from the w4s for ab comparison). Or am i too used to the Mc sound? i know the sti needs more running in time but it should at least outgun my Mc by now. Just confused. Any comments from the experienced guys would be appreciated.

PS my system includes macmini>EE minimax as source and with Harbeth c7.
jamomanu

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marakanetz
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Mc sound is great! They still have their prehistorical vintage design on their modern components of autoformer output, but they still compete against advanced electronic engineering monsters such as Bryston, Classe, Pass Labs, Plinius and others! Having myself a class T amp Sunfire SRA driving Aerial 10T I would say that MC402(that I've recently tried) is definite one of the best value and performance contender. Super clean that doesn't have any emphasized parameters of tube or solid state sound. It just Mac period. If you love Mac, it's hard to go none-Mac.
I still question myself why Macs are still SO GOOD?
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