Qualified service technicians disappearing! Recommendations wanted


My McIntosh MA6900 sat idle (in original boxes) for one year during home renovations.  Power Guard now kicks in upon turning power on (likely a capacitor died while idle).  My last McIntosh authorized service shop closed, next closest says 16 months queue!  Any recommendations that don’t have me shipping the very heavy unit or waiting over a year to get my center of my system back to life?  I’m in Fairfield County CT.  Any qualified technicians that are not part of McIntosh’s (shrinking) list of authorized service shops?

rluton

Sounds like you are stuck. Buy a new amp or whatever it was and send in for repair. Sell it when it returns. 

One year backlog???  Good grief!  I'm going to panic every time I turn on my MC-225 which was produced in 1963.

 

My advice is the same as @ghdprentice.  If I were you, I'd spend less than $1,000 for this incredible Reisong 300b Integrated Amp to use while you are waiting on your McIntosh to be repaired. 

https://www.amazon.com/BoyuuRange-A50-MKIII-300B-Intergrated/dp/B094HX4LMY

 

Or, spend about half that amount  on the Reisong A10 EL34 Integrated Amp.

 https://www.amazon.com/s?k=reisong+a10&adgrpid=105537488761&hvadid=570438851406&hvdev=m&hvlocphy=9009568&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=1862458895068074074&hvtargid=kwd-860814354840&hydadcr=20577_13318400&tag=hydsma-20&ref=pd_sl_4ugdl0y1gy_e

 

Both would be worth keeping for another system when you get your McIntosh back.  I am amazed at how good the Reisong's perform and their build quality.  I saw a Steve Guttenberg review on them in the past and took a gamble.  Glad I did.

It kind of negates efforts to buy "made in USA" if it's no more easily repaired than that.