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High power integrated suggestions please.

Hello,

I would like suggestions to look into. The reference is a McIntosh MA6900 which is the only one on my short list.

I've been racking my brain for other integrateds that have what the 6900 offers; sonics, convenience(loudness switch, equalizer), build quality, aesthetics, reliability and the customer support and service Mac is famous for. It also needs to retail for $5k or less.

I love the Mac sound, full bodied and dynamic to these ears. And I would want a cdp from the same company. If I go with the Mac it would be the MCD201.

Any thoughts? Thanks for your time and any suggestions.

Cheers
samac
rbstehno
1,552 posts
 
stay with the mac. IMO, the 6900 is one of the best integrated amps you can buy for music.
213cobra
885 posts
 
You're chasing your tail. You already identified the best integrated at that price. Just get it and start listening; don't look back. The Krell has power and dynamics. Unfortunately, it lacks tone and is unable to make anything resembling music. The Chord and MF get a lot closer, but each lacks some of the features and none will sound good into as wide a variety of speaker loads.

Phil
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jmcgrogan2
6,346 posts
 
Jeff Rowland Concerto- 250 wpc/8 ohm, 500 wpc/4 ohm.
It does list for $5900, but you can get it for under $5K used.

John
glide3
402 posts
 
Might fall down on aesthetics but I think the TRL modified marantz sa-14 and their integrated, the s-t225, would be a tough combo to beat sonically.
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lokie
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I owned the Krell 400xi and had it matched with Dynaudio Contour 3.0.With Piano and Jazz it was sublime… absolutely beautiful in tone and clear as a bell without being clinical. With other "bigger" music it just didn't rock the Dyno's. To be fair to the 400, the Dyno’s were just too power hungry for this amp. In the right application, I would gladly buy the 400 again. The beautiful high's and mids and the lean base was the exact opposite of what I expected from a Krell. BTW, I now own a Mac amp.
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