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Old ARC tube amps

Does any one know of a group out there that is into the old ARC stuff? Looking for info/ availability of the D76A tube amp with the gold faceplate. It seems that it was much rarer than the silver. I have just purchased the SP3A1 preamp in black and gold thinking it would be easy to find the matching amp, but I ma having trouble finding the right one.
Thanks
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frap
213 posts
 
McIntosh Has never made an amplifier, including the very good MC-60 and MC-225, that was in the same class as the D-76 or D-150 Vintage from a sonic standpoint. Construction wise, though, MAC is hard to beat.
jvia
195 posts
 
I am with Frap on this one, I have heard very few tube MAC's that I thought sounded as good as Audio Research, though I am fond of the 30's and the 230's, but that was before Audio Research was founded.
pls1
432 posts
 
Those ARC models are a good choice. I owned the SP-3a and D-76a combo in the 70's and upgraded to the D-150. I was seriously considering the MAC line but with head-to-head the ARC was better hands down. For old times sake I picked up a D-150 and it still sounded very good. One caveat. The power supply capacitors should probably be replaced due to their age. I had this done on the D-150 and it certainly improved the sound
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