McIntosh Integrated

Well, matter of factly, the lowest wattage of all is the MA-2275, which I own. What's your posion?? SS or tube?? You know my way of thinking by what I own. If you like SS and don't need alot of power and is cheaper, would be the MA6300. There are some features not found on the MA6300 though. No tone controls, no record monitor, lower wattage and would you like LED or bulbs with that amp? Does that matter or carry any decision weight? The MA6500 at 20 watts more has bass and treble controls, and the MA6900 with it's 200 watts, has a 5 band equalizer? Would you be interested in tweaking the sound of your unit and enjoy the so-called, tube sound? Then the fiber optic lit MA2275 with tone controls, tone bypass switches along with a record monitor switch, may be what you're after. As`far as an older model goes, there are better discontinued SS versions, BUT, McIntosh has never built a better tube integrated than the MA-2275.

What intrigues me about the 6900 is the futionality of the autoformer, not available on the 6300 or 6500, the 2275 obviously has transformers that acomplish much the the same thing as do most tube amps. I understand the theory behind the autoformer, but I'm not sure it sounds any better than the direct coupled 63,6500s. I don't need much power. I'm leaning towards the SS becaue I already own a CAT JL2 amp, and a 30 watt class A tube integrated. I've heard Mac SS satisfies tube lovers, and they are obviously less costly over time, and perhaps more reliable over time. That being said, if the 2275 clearly sounds better than its SS brehtren, I choose it. I do wonder if there are better discontinued SS integrateds in the line and what they would be.

2275 and 6900