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Vintage Mac vs. Modern Amps?

I am seriously thinking of selling my vintage McIntosh MC2200 amp and buying some Schiit, Crown, or a used Hegel or PS Audio. This Mac amp has been with me for 15 years and I thought I would never get rid of it, but I’m tired of of taking this amp to the shop every 5-6 years and waiting around for weeks or months to get it back.

I would still be keeping my Mac C27 Pre-Amp, so there would still be some Mac “sauce” in my system. What would I be losing/gaining in sound quality by going to, for example, a Shciit Vidar or a Crown? Is Mac as special as the Mac choir preaches?


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the mc2200 dates back to 1976

there are many good sounding modern solid state amps to consider... you did not mention the balance of your system and your musical tastes

an integrated amp might be the easiest and most effective answer to excellent sound... ayre, hegel, pass and luxman are all solid state brands with a refined sound, without the typical flaws of poorly executed solid state amplification
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