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Newest Aqusition, McIntosh MA6600 Integrated

I took a 600 mile drive (both ways) down to Audio Classics in New York yesterday and picked up a McIntosh MA6600 200wpc integrated amp. This is replacing my Parasound Halo Integrated amp. So far, I am very much enjoying the lush McIntosh sound. Mike Sastra at Audio Classics is one of the nicest guys in all of audio. It is hard to believe this is a used amp as it looks brand new. What I do know is this MA6600 was manufactured at the end of the production run and comes with a much improved remote control. I bought this amplifier which goes for 6500 at just a little over half price. I am thrilled beyond thrilled and I can't say enough great things about Audio Classics. There is a room in their store which is more like a museum to McIntosh.

All the equipment is in glass cases with some of the amps going back to McIntosh's earliest days.


To those who told me moving up from my Parasound Halo Integrated would be a sideway move, I have to say they were never more wrong. The quality of the Mac and the fit an finish is a joy to behold.

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teo_audio
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Last time I was there, was about 15-17 years ago.

I was brought in to evaluate potential purchases for a guy.

By the time we walked out, half a day later, he had made a deal ...and purchased about 20 pieces. All on my advice or estimation. Crazy day that was.

("19 tequilas later, we had a deal. Havana goes back to the mob, and Fidel and I open up a chain of Kentucky Fried Chicken Shops. Ain’t Life Sweet" -Was not Was)
scorpio1951
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Great purchase! My first McIntosh equipment was a MA6200 and an MR74 tuner in 1980. I still have the tuner and about 10 other McIntosh pieces. I have done business with Audio Classics and have always been very pleased. 
ejr1953
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Welcome to "the club".  I lusted after McIntosh equipment since the early 70's and have enjoyed it in my home now for about five years!

Some people who post on this site are, shall we say, NOT McIntosh fans.  I enjoy my McIntosh equipment, that's all that counts (to me).
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stereo5 OP
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@ejr1953 

Thanks very much!  I really love this integrated.  The quality is unbelievable.  Just the feeling of the knobs and switches, so elegant
and precise.  I asked Mike at Audio Classics to keep his eye out for a nice McIntosh SACD player that won't break the bank.

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jafant
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stereo5-

do you have a particular SACD player in mind?
Happy Listening!
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