OMG! My McIntosh is finally there!!!!

hm...I can't tell which is which, if that's what you mean. They just say phono 1 and phono 2. are you saying the input jacks are different? sorry to sound stupid but clearly I have NO idea what I'm talking about. Newbie!!!!!!!

 

RTFM!

I'm pretty sure it's on the 'net somewhere.

 

Congrats. My wife has suggested that I get one instead of all these receivers I'm sending out of state to be repaired. Lol. Love her but I'm good. Maybe one day till then, I wish you a happy audio journey.
Cheers.

 

Congratulations! That s a terrific looking setup. I bet it sounds great too : )

 

The phono's area the same. Some of us lunatics own more than one turntable. For various reasons, they're different, and provide different presentations. Having 2 phono's allows for both to be available without having to unplug one to use the other. It's a nice feature. My MAC 4100 receiver has it.

 

That is a drop-dead gorgeous piece of gear.

Now I want one. Dammit.

 

Yes, for the TT, I can definitely understand! When it comes to CD players, well, I was kind of surprised myself too!
Still haven't understood the purpose of it, however, that's still an available Line input, no matter what you're using it for after all!

 

Nope

 

I've owned McIntosh for 30 plus years once you go McIntosh you'll never go back

 

That's what they say, once you go Mac, you never go back!

 

Awesome! Congratulations!!!

 

Beautiful. Could I have 10 minutes please?

 

Lovely stuff! Congrats and enjoy

 

Sure, Please come and help yourself! Only thing is, I'm in France, and for the record the AC voltage here is 230v, but I guess there's no problem to make a round-trip overseas flight for a 10-minute test drive after all!

 

OMG, I am drooling! Ah, those blue meters! Someday, maybe, someday...

 

But the input selector says you're listening to the radio!! Seriously though, that's a real beauty and a keeper. Enjoy!

 

Kinda late to this show but relevant. I've had a ma6850 with a grado ph-1 phono preamp, arcam fjm CD player, b&w 804s speakers and marantz tt-15 turntable, audioquest interconnects and speaker wire for years now. For the money, I doubt you could do better. This amp is incredible. So strong, yet not fatiguing. I liked it better than an mc452 and mac preamp I heard once with same TT and speakers. The 6850 has more life. Tough to beat.

 

Some day i'll get a solid state Mac amp. Congrats.

 

Big fan of McIntosh amps. I have MC402, MC202, and MC122 amps and a C15 preamp. I love them all.

 

Still love mine. Just bought a b&o setup for our lake house. Such cool stuff.

 

Good job on the photos.

 

Beauty! Whats a good price to purchase an MA6850? Someone is selling one locally for $2400.

 

$2400.

-Bill

 

MM / MC Rigs

or

Mono / Stereo Rigs

I have a couple old Pioneer Amps w/2 TT Inputs and I love them all the more for it.

 

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