Aesthetix Mimas
Downsize from C2200/MC275 to integrated SS
As I am getting older, I am thinking of reducing the number of audio components in my living room. Tape recorder has gone down to the basement time capsule, my flagship Technics cassette player will soon follow.
Cable clutter is getting difficult to handle due to space restrictions, and frequent lumbago’s.
Looking to replace my McIntosh C2200 preamp, MC275 power amp and an excellent European phono stage with an integrated amp.
I am extremely satisfied with my current setup, I am just tired of scrambling behind furniture to connect cables every time cleaning is required.
The loudspeakers are Coincident Technology 93db sensitivity.
Should I expect equivalent sound quality if I jump to something like an Esoteric or Accuphase?
Or European jobs like NAGRA or Burmester?
And would a Class A unit match my tube sound better than AB?
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Here's something that caught my eye having owned the originals ages ago. They are a small format amp/pre combo with tone "tilt" and phono. https://www.sound-advice.online/product-reviews/quad-33-303
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I am sure you are right about the sound quality. I am not spending one Euro on McIntosh again, due to the local distributor. When a young nephew of mine broke the C2200 front glass fascia by mistake , the distributor would not fix it because I had bought it used from abroad instead from him. He would not even sell me the parts. I complained to McIntosh HQ in the USA, and they told me that I had to figure it all out with the local distributor. I contacted McIntosh distributors in other European countries seeking help with the replacement part, and they refused to supply it due to the manufacturer’s policy not allowing them to sell into another distributor’s sales area. A distributor outside Europe finally agreed to sell me the replacement part without letting McIntosh know. It took me months to get my preamp fixed. No more McIntosh for me, thank you.
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