Prime Minister;n2147 said:Its a stunning piece, Bill. 55 lbs of MOSFET sweetness. $1800 bucks new in '91 and now totally forgotten. One of the absolute best deals in audio today.
Keith....... also look for a TA-F707ES. Doesn't have the Gibraltar chassis but the same other than that. Rated at 90wpc rather than 100wpc for some reason.And where are these deals? the only one on the bay is overseas and sold for more than half of list before shipping. But I have another unit to look for.
True for so much older gear these days. I happened to look at prices for the old McIntosh 250s of which I happen to have two. When I got them three or four years ago they were considered to be just really early Mac SS and not worth bothering with much. Now - yikes.I am surprised to see the jump in price the f808es now commands. Wish I picked one up when I could for less.
True for so much older gear these days. I happened to look at prices for the old McIntosh 250s of which I happen to have two. When I got them three or four years ago they were considered to be just really early Mac SS and not worth bothering with much. Now - yikes.
I guess that is where it is heading, but the early SS Mac was going for peanuts not long ago. Having said that, I think what I have was really undervalued at that. The thing does a rather nice stand-in for my tube amp when the weather is hot and makes no heat at all. Give it a good signal and speakers that match well and it really is very nice. The MV-45 turns my listening room into an Easy Bake oven in summer and I'm only willing to give so much for my listening joy....Vintage Mac SS prices seem plain absurd.....just shows you what the name does in the audio world.
I guess that is where it is heading, but the early SS Mac was going for peanuts not long ago. Having said that, I think what I have was really undervalued at that. The thing does a rather nice stand-in for my tube amp when the weather is hot and makes no heat at all. Give it a good signal and speakers that match well and it really is very nice. The MV-45 turns my listening room into an Easy Bake oven in summer and I'm only willing to give so much for my listening joy....
Yeah, add in house with hot water heating and it is recipe for misery. I could stick a window A/C in my study and then I couldn't listen to the music. So, a system that minimizes the number of tubes involved. I've at least found a combination that retains the same "flavour" quite well and to be honest I doubt that a less-then-critical listener would notice the difference at all.Same place I am at. Class A tube amps, small rooms and a hot and humid summer, are not a great combo.
Maybe time for an 808 to hit the system again?
Wow it comes with a remote? Noice
Sure does.
And it's a system remote, so if I found a matching ES cd player, I could run that from the same remote.
Hmmmm. I do have the matching tuner....