McIntosh MA12000

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Originally Posted by Logan Nolag

How so? This is pretty much equivalent to an MC312 and an C2700 with the EQ from a C53 in one box.

The MC312 is $7000 and the C2700 is $8000 and it doesn't have an EQ.

This is cheaper than the MC312/C2700 combo but it has more power and a built in EQ.

Sure McIntosh as a whole is WAY more expensive than it used to be (My C47 was only $4000 and my MC302 was $5500 for example) but the MA12000 is definitely priced similarly to all the other comparable contemporary stuff.

That said there are cheaper alternatives like the MA5300 which in all honesty sounds just as good as any other McIntosh it's just smaller.

One of my favorite things about Mac is that at least in my opinion all McIntosh sounds awesome and the only thing you get by paying more is more power and more features not more quality.

Even the cheapest McIntosh amp is still a true high end component both in sound and build quality.

I have a MA5200 in my bedroom system and it sounds great driving a pair of Dynaudio Focus 160 speakers.