I just hit my 50th with Mcintosh this month. The newest piece I have is a C2500. I blew it up. Cable drop!! High pitched noise and knocked out a MC275 doing highs a VTL MB doing mids. A month later the C2500 lost the same channel as the cable drop. 15k if you just replace gear.
BTW the Nords doing bass duty Class Ds is where the single right cable DROPED and lay while pounding away.. The class d NEVER stopped playing.. Active XO was the reason for the total blunder. THAT will never happen again. I shrink tube AFTER I torque speaker terminals. NOW!!
The VTLs cost more to fix than buy on a fair used market. Bummer
The MC275, with a NEW transformer and PS check/rebuild, two caps and 3 resistors. 1200.00. GG CE, it has logic boards. I went ahead and replaced ALL the caps with Mundof whites. 35.00 more. Works perfect!
The C2500 300.00 for a bias repair. Works perfect!
It's reasonable to KEEP Mcintosh.. VERY cost effective to repair and maintain..
ALL the repairs were done at a authorized dealer in Citrus Heights CA.. 6 weeks..
The other 35 pieces of Mac gear. :-) What can I say, jealousy ALWAYS brings unkind words..
BUT I am reading a few out of the box failures that I just never heard about before. Last 5 year more so..
I'd stick with Mac, but for 3K, I'm not sure there is a 3K Mac SS amp.
Good Class Ds yea... No problem for 3k.. Nord for one.. I'm using a pair right now with small planars.. Wonderfully COOL.. and good SQ..
All Mac, Decware, Thoren, frontend and source with Nord/Mac/Cary for power amps .. GR OB servo subs and Behringer, bass and Mid-bass management..
Regards
BTW the Nords doing bass duty Class Ds is where the single right cable DROPED and lay while pounding away.. The class d NEVER stopped playing.. Active XO was the reason for the total blunder. THAT will never happen again. I shrink tube AFTER I torque speaker terminals. NOW!!
The VTLs cost more to fix than buy on a fair used market. Bummer
The MC275, with a NEW transformer and PS check/rebuild, two caps and 3 resistors. 1200.00. GG CE, it has logic boards. I went ahead and replaced ALL the caps with Mundof whites. 35.00 more. Works perfect!
The C2500 300.00 for a bias repair. Works perfect!
It's reasonable to KEEP Mcintosh.. VERY cost effective to repair and maintain..
ALL the repairs were done at a authorized dealer in Citrus Heights CA.. 6 weeks..
The other 35 pieces of Mac gear. :-) What can I say, jealousy ALWAYS brings unkind words..
BUT I am reading a few out of the box failures that I just never heard about before. Last 5 year more so..
I'd stick with Mac, but for 3K, I'm not sure there is a 3K Mac SS amp.
Good Class Ds yea... No problem for 3k.. Nord for one.. I'm using a pair right now with small planars.. Wonderfully COOL.. and good SQ..
All Mac, Decware, Thoren, frontend and source with Nord/Mac/Cary for power amps .. GR OB servo subs and Behringer, bass and Mid-bass management..
Regards