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Talk me out of buying Monoblocks and into a stereo amp instead

I am planning on buying a McIntosh system. It is a system I have been wanting a very long time. No need to suggest any other brand... I am set on this one.

I am going to get the CP 12000 preamp for sure. However, I can’t decide between a pair of MC611’s monoblocks or the MC-462 stereo amp. It seems like for $6k, the mono blocks are not much more in price and I get a lot more audio for the extra $6k.

Talk me out of buying the monoblocks! Tell me your experience if you had both? Do you like stereo amps better after owning monoblocks? Tell me why.

dman777

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decooney
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Initially, I went to mono blocks on my main system to split the weight of 100lb stereo amplifiers to 55lb each mono amps. Much easier to swap in/out now. 

Later realized again the sonic benefit of splitting each channel to its own individual chassis, more transformer capability, and less of a noise mess in each chassis.      

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