Mcintosh Vs Proceed

I haven't used either of these amps so I have no opinion to give on their performance. The reason I am posting is that I looked into buying the MC352 at one time and thought I would share that everything I read and everyone I talked with had nothing but good to say about the performance of the MC352.

On the other hand, I have owned the Mark Levinson 383, and it's quality and performance was top notch, I would assume the Proceed to be very nice.

Mac's resale is very good if you ever decide to sell. There are a few dealers I have come across through Audiogon that will give some great prices on the MC352, e-mail me if you want the prices and e-mails.

Have you read the user reviews at Audioreview.com? Last time I looked there were 17 for the 352.

Im not sure if I have heard the specific amps you have mentioned but I have heard lot of Macintosh and some Proceed. Based on what I heard I found Proceed to be many levels above Macintosh. So much so that I was suprised to see this comaprison. In fact I have never heard any Macintosh piece that could come even close to the Proceed.

This is of course a generalization but after hearing a lot of one companies products its hard not to generalize.

I am going to buy a Proceed HPA2. Their equipment is top notch. I already own their AVP audio/video processor, and have auditioned the AMP5 5 channel amp. It was excellent. They incorporate a lot of Mark Levinson technology in their amps and preamps. As soon as I get enough cash scrapped together I plan to order one.