What tube preamp to go with McIntosh MC275?

I’m a Mac guy, The best sounding preamp I have is a rebuilt C20 by Mike Samra, Then I added a thing or two. So purest will bellow that nothing in between is better.. BS. That C20 and MC275 are made for each other.. Choose good speakers. They will show EVERY flaw in BAD speakers.

Enjoy life, C20 has a bass contour on the back, complete tone control, and loudness. It may sound a little old fashion. BUT IT WORKS perfect. I added a Zpre3 in the tape loop, that adds sub out and remote control.

Works just wonderfully. It will raise the roof with my 90% efc. speakers
A pair of 12" drivers, one is a MB one is a SUB. That combo has bass all day long...A (200 watt morel) mid dome, inverted dome tweet, and a UHF Ribbon, a 5 way.
VMPS TIISE, with a driver swap. My Macs make them just BOOGIE.
Slam does come to mind... clear to 19 hz + or - 3 db. 100 db or close.

Great rock and roll speakers, or you can get very good results from small planars, speakers, my goto monitor speaker anymore, Planars and ribbons.. I just love um..

Regards

oldhvymec1.... So your telling the OP to get rid of his $15,000 speakers!? I think hes asking for advice on a Pre amp?

I would just get a McIntosh C22 mark V and be done with it.


Matt

Thanks, I heard good things about c20 and c22.  How does it compared to Audio Research SP8?

i also read many good reviews on Coincident Line Stage preamp using 101-d tube.

i feel it is very hard to choose preamp.  For power amp, I consider the power which kind of determine by the tube.  For preamp, what are the things I need to consider?  The impedance is not an issue since my amps have very high input impedance.  

I have never been happier than with my current setup which includes

McIntosh Vintage Tube Tuner/Preamp mx110z.

I sold McIntosh SS C28 Preamp and bought the mx110z.

Happily, when I went to TT with 2 tonearms, mx110z’s two phono inputs made it easy.

http://www.roger-russell.com/tunpre.htm

good photos here

https://skyfiaudio.com/products/mcintosh-mx-110-tube-preamp-tuner

good article about it

https://positive-feedback.com/Issue77/vintage_mcintosh_experience.htm

My integrated Tube Amp gives me remote volume which makes it easier to use Vintage.

Other poster mentioned using the tape loop to get remote volume when preamp does not have that.

only a few around for sale, and they are going up in price it seems

https://www.hifishark.com/model/mcintosh-mx-110-z

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the tuner is fabulous (I have dedicated FM antena, thus good signal which it needs) I have found many/most people have never heard terrific FM, even my audiophile friends. I use the tuner, primarily for my Jazz station, it is the best sounding tuner I ever owned. My Carver Tuner is the best given weak signals, but doesn’t sound as good.

found this when deciding whether to buy

"When operating to spec, the mx110 tuner section is superb. McIntosh engineer (way back then) Richard Moderaffi (who originally designed the MR77 & MR78 tuners) (performs modifications on McIntosh tuners) said there is nothing he could do to improve upon the original design of the mx110 tuner section. It was (and still is) that good."

https://www.audioclassics.com/mods