McIntosh C28 Preamplifiers

McIntosh C28 Preamplifiers 

DESCRIPTION

Full function preamp

USER REVIEWS

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[Dec 09, 2020]
Alex Peter


Strength:

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Weakness:

Not at all

Price Paid:
500
Purchased:
New  
Model Year:
2021
OVERALL
RATING
4
[Oct 09, 2020]
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Strength:

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Weakness:

Sometimes a little slow

Purchased:
New  
OVERALL
RATING
5
[Sep 16, 2020]
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Strength:

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Weakness:

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Price Paid:
2000
Purchased:
New  
Model Year:
2010
OVERALL
RATING
5
[Jul 28, 2020]
kira143


Weakness:

no weakness but improvment is there

Purchased:
Used  
OVERALL
RATING
4
[Jul 20, 2020]
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Strength:

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Weakness:

I'm just glad everything went smoothly and there's no unpleasant occurrence.

Price Paid:
50,000
Purchased:
Used  
Model Year:
2018
OVERALL
RATING
4
[Jun 08, 2020]
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Strength:

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Weakness:

dont have any

OVERALL
RATING
4
[Jun 08, 2020]
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Weakness:

The on/off switch on the Fisher is integrated into the volume pot and will almost always fail over time.

Purchased:
New  
OVERALL
RATING
5
[Apr 13, 2020]
jeff89


Strength:

I had had this preamp for a while. But the only reason I kept it was its attractive appearance. I am sure it was the one of the best preamp when it was produced. It still produces clean and nice sound. but nowadays, there are many preamps out there which produce sound as good as C-28 with lower used prices. I compared C-28 with Onkyo P-304, and found P-304 has little bit better sound with both tube amps(Art Jota and Anthem Amp 1) and SS amp(B&K 202). I also compared it with Mod Squad line drive(McCormack) and C-28 was not even close. If you are just fine with modest sound and want something good looking, go for it. But it is definitely not for a stereophiles.

Purchased:
Used  
OVERALL
RATING
4
[Feb 23, 2003]
Dwight
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

Very pretty and quite. The trim control is also helpful in boosting the frequencys under 50 hz. I run it at half, about 3dB. It's worth more than I paid for it after 32 years of use!

Weakness:

No remote control. Limited inputs for AV. too many tape functions, I don't use any. I had a bridge rectifier fail 20 years ago and DOB replaced a transistor when it was a few years old.

I've owned and used the C-28 since new in 1971 and have never found any fault with it. When I upgraded from Phono to CD several years ago I noticed a big improvement in sound quality. Recently I went to a Crown PT2.1, 325wpc power amp from a Mc 2100. I believe the higher damping factor and increased power have brought the sonic definition to very realistic levels. The music is alive and well. My speakers are vintage JBL C50's.

Similar Products Used:

The crown amp must be mounted remotely, mine is in the basement because of the fans. (It was designed for commercial use).

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
4
[May 29, 2002]
BrianL
Audio Enthusiast

Strength:

Versitile, excellent musical listener, robust.

Weakness:

Obviously, after 30 years, some component upgrades are warranted to get the most out of this unit.

I see my original review has been deleted. Anyway, this is an update of it. A few months ago, my C28 started to evidence channel imbalance. I delivered it for repairs with only the instructions to bing it back to original specifications and update the inputs/outputs to gold. Now, just prior to this problem the unit has never seen service during my ownership. The bill was about $200US and included changing out a multitude of capacitors and the connectors. After letting it burn in for a couple of weeks, I decided to listen and was amazed at the difference in sound. This was almost a totally different sounding preamp. Detail, resolution, bass tightness, strings, vocals - almost everything was greatly improved. MOre over, the big issue related to the C28 vs the C29, that of noise threshold is no longer an issue for me. On phono, wide open into my MC2105 feeding my Klipsch Heresy IIs, there is only the faintest of rushing. My ear must be less than about 2 feet to hear it. This is 105 watts into a set of speakers that are something like 96db efficient. At levels I play my music at there is dead silence. I don't know whether the difference is in the caps replaced or the jacks or both but, the combination put this preamp from me way in front of even my tube MX110 preamp. For those with C28s, you may want to look at updating them.

Similar Products Used:

Audio Research, Marantz, AVA, Dyna, McIntosh, Fisher, Scott, Conrad, Krell

OVERALL
RATING
5
VALUE
RATING
5
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