Attention, audiophiles. McIntosh wants you to achieve "audio nirvana" with its "masterpiece" preamps

[What Hi-Fi?]

The new C55 solid state and C2800 vacuum tube preamplifiers are part of the next generation for McIntosh, and boy do they talk a big game.

Attention, audiophiles. McIntosh wants you to achieve "audio nirvana" with its "masterpiece" preamps : Read more

 

[Friesiansam]

The unit's vacuum tubes offer a listening experience that "exceeds expectations",

That's going to take some doing, because my expectations of a 12 grand pre-amp, are going to be very, very high.

 

[Rui]

i have to say that i have a receiver or pre from early 70´s the 5300 if memory doesn´t fail me, maybe 5100 not sure now, who sounds great

but having listened more recent components even entire systems from this brand since late 80´s i notice a decrease in quality of sound ,

not saying that it´s bad but not as good as 70´s components ,the one i own bellonged to my father and he had it restored to original specifications maybe at the most 15 years ago, when also restoring some good 70´s speakers,

the tube amplifiers are without a doubt very good in sound ,also received one recentelly as my father passed away this month two years ago, it seems not so long ago . All he had came to me with also his records and other sources of recorded music , that was a lot of records having a lot of common titles between both our music colections

 

[nopiano]

Would are a good comparative review for more than a few journals, I suspect!