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McIntosh MC252 with Totem Mani2 / Sig's

Need some advice...

how well will the McIntosh MC252 drive my Totem Mani2 Sigs? i use 22' long runs of kimber 4tc, and wonder if the mc252 has enough juice. Would consider stepping up to the MC 402, but that is a lot of $, and I'm not sure i need 400 watts. let me know what you think!

also, can i bi-wire my mani2's buy hooking up two sets of speaker cable to one pair of speaker terminals on these mcintosh products? would that put too much stress on the amp?

thanks!
skuras
irishdog
88 posts
 
The problem with the 252 is not lack of power. It simply does not sound as good as the 402 or the 501 monoblocks. This is because it does not have the "dual differential" circuit. I would love to have a 402, but it is too expensive, heavy and large.
rontube
44 posts
 
The MC252 can have bi wire speaker wires connected using the 200 speaker connections. These will hold very large spades or banana jacks.
If you had a MC402 and a MC252 behind a black curtain in a blind A/B I would not want to bet my life I could tell the difference.
Ron-C
skuras OP
55 posts
 
sorry to sound dim, but i don't know what a "200 speaker connection" is. i was going to hook up one pair with banana plugs and the other with spades. i have used a similar set up on other amps in the past, and it is not difficult to make both fit on one speaker binding post. i'm less concerned about how to hook up the cables, but more concerned about if this is safe for the amp and the speakers.
aball
2,016 posts
 
Going by the way I heard the 252 rock out on N803s in a huge room, I don't think it will have any problems with the Totems. Besides, if there ever was a problem, the McIntosh will protect itself and your speakers - something not a lot of other amps will do. Arthur
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