To monoblock or not to monoblock McIntosh MC275's

Adding to this 6 years old thread, as recently I'm planning to upgrade to 275 Mk 6 in monoblock setup.

I have been already running 275 mk 5 in monoblocks for the last 13 years. And my experience is very much similar to that @lissnr detailed in his post. Broader, deeper sound stage, more airy representation, defined placing of instruments.

However, I must say that the strength of monoblocks became more obvious when I moved from c2300 to c12000 and also added dCS Rossini as the frontend player. (My speakers remained the same in the last 13 years - Sonus Faber Cremona M)

Currently thinking of upgrading from mk5 to mk6 in monoblock setup. Originally I was considering 2301. But given the price difference and size of my room (13x15x11) I thought of moving to mk6. Also heard mixed feedback on 2301.

Anyone, here have experience with running 2301s ?

Regards,

Sourav

If you have the money, then monoblock would satisfy that want.  Also depends what speakers you are driving?  The difference is so minimal that you will tell yourself there is a difference but in actuality, its probably zero.  I bought a pair of Emotiva HC-1 and heard no sonical difference, now they are used my backyard for BBQ.

The only thing cooler than one MC275, is two of them.  

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@souravhifi

Thanks for reviving this thread :-) I kept my MC275 and ended up buying a pair of MC601s. I switch between the two when I feeling like it. I also havea a pait of MC30s powering the XRT28's and it sounds amazing. I'm running a C2300 as a preamp and I absolutely love it.

@yyman23 c2300 is a great pre-amp. I had it for 10 years till I saved the fund for c12000.

C2300 is the only pre-amp in that range which is analog only. All of its successors C2500, C2700, C2800 etc, all have digital inputs. Because of that, I could sell C2300 at a price very close to the price at which I bought it.