McIntosh MC240 Amplifiers

McIntosh MC240 Amplifiers 

DESCRIPTION

Vintage Vacuum Tube Amplifler

USER REVIEWS

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[Dec 05, 2000]
Steve Smith
Audiophile

Strength:

Soundstage, image placement, vocals, timbre, sweet natural highs, solid bass, excellent build quality.
dependability, affordability.

Weakness:

None; unless you like the unmusical sound of solid state. I admit to prejudice, with the exception of Arcam and some
earlier B&K solid state amps, tubes sound superior to me.

The MC240 is a 40 watt per channel stereo amp produced from 1961 to 1969. It is very beautiful, in chrome and black, and weighs about 57 lbs. The MC240 is wired to accept both 7027A and 6L6GC output tubes. I am currently using RCA 6L6GC black-plates, which provide excellent detail and extension in treble and bass. The sound of a MC240 is pure tube musical magic, with wonderful vocals and a huge deep and wide soundstage. I have had excellent results using
tube preamps from Lazarus, Anthem, Audible Illusions,
and Dynaco with the MC240. I finally chose the McIntosh
MX110. As an added bonus, McIntosh tube equipment from the 1950's and 60's keeps increasing in value.

Similar Products Used:

Dynaco 70s, Mark IIIs and Mark IVs; several B&K amps,
NAD amps, Arcam amps, Mesa amps, Lazarus H1a and Class A.

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
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