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  • 01-25-2007, 06:17 PM
    travelight
    what's your take?
    hello all!
    just found this on craigslist and was wondering what you guys thought of the 2505...http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ele/268464976.html

    is it something worth while getting even if you dont know anything about this stuff but want to listen to excellent sounding music?
  • 01-26-2007, 04:53 AM
    Dusty Chalk
    There's a very large McIntosh contingent that will drool over anything McIntosh. It should be pretty good. I don't know about the price -- look around. I looked at eBay and saw three had sold -- one with a pre.
  • 01-26-2007, 06:36 AM
    Feanor
    Here's some more poop
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by travelight
    hello all!
    just found this on craigslist and was wondering what you guys thought of the 2505...http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ele/268464976.html

    is it something worth while getting even if you dont know anything about this stuff but want to listen to excellent sounding music?
    This is an older model, lower power Mac: 50 watts/ch; made 1967-77. Find more info here, under "Amplifier 2" ...
    http://www.berners.ch/McIntosh/en/Frame_McIntosh.htm

    The price, ($695), is about right assuming it is functioning without quirks and is free of significant cosmetic flaws, (a small bit of "bubbling" under the glass front panel is normal in a unit of this age but the glass should not be cracked or chipped); without the wooden case, the unit would be worth about $100 less.
  • 01-26-2007, 09:32 AM
    hermanv
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by travelight
    hello all!
    just found this on craigslist and was wondering what you guys thought of the 2505...http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ele/268464976.html

    is it something worth while getting even if you dont know anything about this stuff but want to listen to excellent sounding music?
    Most audio equipment lasts so long that used is just fine, I would worry a little if it's past 15 years due to electrolytic capacitors rarely working past 20 years. They can of course be replaced, usually at a reasonble cost. Be sure to visit http://www.audiogon.com/ before a purchase as this is probably the biggest and best used audio stuff outlet. Just search for Mcintosh, if that's the brand you'd like.
  • 01-26-2007, 10:55 PM
    travelight
    thank you guys for the advice. that audiogon website is awesome. thanks for showing me that!
  • 01-27-2007, 06:59 AM
    hermanv
    http://www.audiogon.com/ has a sister site http://www.videogon.com/ for, you guessed it, Video stuff and http://www.photogon.com/ for cameras.

    Maybe they have more sites, that's all the ones I know, great outfit, well maintained, professional and a reasonable cost to place an ad.
  • 01-27-2007, 08:38 AM
    E-Stat
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by travelight
    ...is it something worth while getting even if you dont know anything about this stuff but want to listen to excellent sounding music?
    Mac stuff has always been well built, but I'm not a fan of the sonics of those seventies units. Not hard sounding like some SS amps of that period, but opaque. I think you can do better for $700. Say a similar vintage Threshold Stasis. On the other hand, they do look cool with their trademark blue meters!

    rw
  • 01-27-2007, 08:55 AM
    Dusty Chalk
    Is there a moneygon.com? For those of us who can't make up our minds, and just want to be told what to spend it on?