I am really enjoying this thread and wanted to get some opinions from you all. I have owned my DNA 1 for 18 years and had it upgraded to gold in 2008. It currently has an intermittent power switch issue that is getting worse, so i figured if i send it for repair, I would also send it in for a gravity junior upgrade. But then a friend emailed me today and is selling his McIntosh MC152 amp, which is less than a year old for a very fair price. So i was wondering if anyone has compared their McCormack amp with a a McIntosh or more specifically a MC 152 ? I love my DNA1 and never considered a different amp, but this has me curious. BTW, I have a McIntosh C49 preamp and Kef 104/2 speakers. Thank you for any input/opinions/advice!
Upgrade McCormack or...
I have a McCormack DNA-1 Deluxe that I've been very happy with for the past two years, but I'd like to see if I can do better within a limited budget. Steve McCormack's folks at SMC will upgrade it for ~$1850 (Gold upgrade), but is there a better amp I can find for less than $3000 used (the approximate value of my amp plus upgrade cost), that might make more sense; any suggestions?