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Old 11-01-2021, 05:45 PM
Dilettante Dilettante is offline
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Default McIntosh MC152 vs Cary Audio SA 200.2 ES power amps

Hey folks,

I'm considering either the Mac MC152 or the Cary Audio SA 200.2 ES power amps (both are class AB design) to drive my Monitor Audio Gold 200 5g (new latest generation from Gold series) speakers. Currently I'm using Classe Sigma Amp2 class D power amp with Classe Sigma preamp. I have the Cary Audio CD 306 SACD player (latest version) served as my digital front end source component.

Which power amp would be a better choice for my MA Gold 200 5g speakers? These latest MA Gold 200 5g are somewhat warm sounding tonally with very smooth refined highs and mids and punchy and articulate bass. These are laid back sounding speakers. Plus I'm using warm sounding full bodied speaker cables and XLR analog interconnects and power cables throughout.

Which power amp would be better choice for my system setup? The Mac MC152 or the Cary Audio SA 200.2 ES (new version)?
Your advise, inputs and opinions bill be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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