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McIntosh vs. Krell amp for Home Theater

I am looking at a McIntosh MC207 and a Krell Showcase Amplifier 7. I have MartinLogan Ascent i front speakers and a MartinLogan Cinema i center. I plan to purchase MartinLogan Script i for rear speakers. I am using a B&K Ref 50 preamp. I listen to music and watch movies almost equally. Does anyone have any exprience with these amps.
alanlyon
aball
2,016 posts
 
This is a little off the subject but I met a guy who replaced his Krell Showcase SSP with the MX135 and he loves the improvement. He wants a 207 next.
dmurfet
101 posts
 
I have a Krell showcase - I'll keep it and upgrade just by adding amps for the front speakers, so I get the best during music and the most important channels for me (fronts since I have no centre) during movies.
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bigjoe
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ive never owned the mc207 but i did briefly own a mc206 & i hated that amp,i know its not the same amp as the mc207 your asking about but the 2 different model amps cant be that far off from each other,i thought the mc206 sounded thin & weak & it clipped very quickly.

i much prefered the mc7106 over the mc206.

mike.
henryhk
648 posts
 
why limit your search to just those 2?
aball
2,016 posts
 
Actually, McIntosh has really tried to make the 207 very different from the 206. Output trasistors are different and biasing scheme is VERY different. My dealer says the 207 is much more transparent.
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