SHF Staff Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Item: McIntosh labs MC2102 monoblock amplifiers with Golden Lion Matched octet kt88 valves Location: Castle Hill, NSWPrice: $12,000Item Condition: Used, superb condition with original manualsReason for selling: Client traded the system in on new componentsPayment Method: Cash, All major card's excluding Diners, Paypal or Direct DepositExtra Info: http://www.nebyhifi....ts/MC2102br.pdf Pictures: MC2102 Tube Power Amplifier Designed by co-founder Sidney A. Corderman and the McIntosh engineering staff Dual monoblock (2-channel stereo) amplifier with all signal amplification by tubes Patented Unity Coupled Circuit with bifilar-wound output transformers Stereo: 100 watts per channel (8/4/2 ohms) Mono parallel: 200 watts per channel (4/2/1 ohms) Mono bridged: 200 watts per channel (16/8/4 ohms) (8) KT88 or 6550 output tubes (original valves changed for Matched octet Genalex Golden Lion) (4) 12AX7A input tubes (4) 12AT7 driver tubes Ceramic tube sockets with gold-plated contacts Air-pipe cooling at base for output tubes Very low distortion Wide power bandwidth Long-life premium capacitors and resistors Balanced and unbalanced inputs Gold-plated input jacks Gold-plated 200A multi-way output binding posts Illuminated peak-responding wattmeters with hold Remote power control connection to McIntosh Control Centers and Preamplifiers Black drawn-aluminum transformer enclosures Polished stainless-steel chassis Glass front panel with illuminated nomenclature Dimensions (h x w x d) cm: 17.9 x 44.5 x 50.8 Weight 40kg net $12,000 the Pair Contact Sydney Hi-Fi Castle Hill 02 9899 9079 Shop 7 19 Victoria Avenue Castle Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 Lovely looking amps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHF Staff Posted September 8, 2015 Author Share Posted September 8, 2015 Hi All, Mono blocks are Sold! Cheers, Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKay Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 They look like they could heat my lounge room. Beautiful looking amps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal beat Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) They are great amps. Mice warm textures and can drive almost anything when driven in parallel mono configuration. If I didn't have my cj mono's, would still own these. First thing I would do is jettison the KT88's and buy some 6550's. Edited September 8, 2015 by metal beat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orpheus Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 They are great amps. Mice warm textures and can drive almost anything when driven in parallel mono configuration. If I didn't have my cj mono's, would still own these. First thing I would do is jettison the KT88's and buy some 6550's. You may be right about the valves. I have a McINtosh MC275, and I prefer the sound of the 6550s which are in there now, as opposed to the KT88s which were in there when I bought it. Slightly less warm, but to my ear, more even-handed. However, the valves it has in it are very well regarded, and I am sure it sounds great just as it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metal beat Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 You may be right about the valves. I have a McINtosh MC275, and I prefer the sound of the 6550s which are in there now, as opposed to the KT88s which were in there when I bought it. Slightly less warm, but to my ear, more even-handed. However, the valves it has in it are very well regarded, and I am sure it sounds great just as it is. Imo, The trouble with KT 88's is that they are all bass and treble with nothing musical in the middle. The 6550 is better balanced top to bottom with better bass control. What 6550's are you using? I like Svet winged C which is hard to get now and the Tung Sol 6550 if you need a slightly tighter bass giving you a bit more detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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