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an amplifier with five different types of tubes

It's been a while since I've had a classic amplifier in my system, and McIntosh Laboratory's MC275 is as classic as they come. Introduced in 1961 as the "powerhouse" of that era's newfangled stereo tube amps (two 75W amplifiers in one chassis!), the MC275 retained its position as the amplifier to own—challenged only, perhaps, by Marantz and a few others—until 1970, when it fell prey to the widespread wisdom that transistors were king and tubes were dead, and the model was discontinued.

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two electronic devices sitting next to each other

"The McIntosh MC2500 is a powerful 500wpc amplifier, manufactured from 1980 to 1990. It often saw duty in recording studios, auditorium sound systems, and other professional venues. I have even seen them installed in record stores, back in the day, to power the in-store sound system. It has an industrial appearance, and weighs 129 lbs. The amp uses two fans mounted on the back for cooling, so fan noise might be a consideration, but the fans are thermally controlled, so unless you are really…

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