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McIntosh MX 130 as a 2 channe preamp tuner

I am thinking of building up a second system for my office and I have looked around at used equipment. The MX 130 looks like a pretty good value as just a stereo tuner/preamp. Stereophile B with a 7083 tuner to boot. Any thoughts or opinions on this?

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gwoodall
gwoodall
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theo
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It is overkill but the MX130 has a pure staero pass thru thet also gives you bass/treble control. I would say that if can't find a cheaper and smaller unit the MX130 would be great. I have had lost of McIntosh thru the years and it never disappoints
aball
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You may want to look for an MX118. It is exactly what you are looking for, without the overkill. They aren't as common as the MX130 however and so may be hard to find.
velo62
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Ive owned both, MX118 is an excellent piece. However for a couple of hundred dollars you get all the extra features plus the very important Phono stage, and THX with the MX130 should you want to switch to HT ( not available with mx118 ). Best of luck.
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theo
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check audioclassics.com they have a lot of McIntosh they may have the 118. They also check everything out. They are a bunch of retired McIntosh employees.
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