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To monoblock or not to monoblock McIntosh MC275's

Hi everyone,

I'd appreciate your opinions on the matter. I currently own an MC275 MK IV, running McIntosh XRT 28's. It sounds great - even though the XRT's can handle up 1200W and the MC275's output 80-90W.

I got my hands on a NOS (still sealed) MK IV, and I'm debating whether I should keep it and run as them monoblocks. The reason I'm not trying it personally, is because I don't want to open that new one that's still sealed.

So my dilemma is -  would running 2 MC275 as monoblocks make a BIG difference in sound quality?

I'm sure it will be louder, but for the sake of the argument, if my sound is now 100% - in your opinion
(hypothetically speaking) will it improve it to say 103% or 120%? Will I notice a big enough difference?

Thank you!
yyman23
yyman23 OP
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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.

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souravhifi
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@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.

yyman23 OP
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@souravhifi 

Yeah, there's why it holds a special pace in my system for me. The fact that it doesn't have any digital signals coming in.  I also like the way it looks. Sunny get me wrong, the C12000 is gorgeous, but I'm keeping my C2300 for the long run.

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