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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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overthemoon
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I have owned both. And I cannot rationalize the M462 over 611s if the cost is irrelevant based on performance alone. 

There are other implications including space, logistics of set-up and connectivity that could favor a stereo versus monoblocks. 
 

There are outstanding stereo amplifiers and McIntosh’s product line has many more monoblocks designs at its higher end lines. 

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