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Model: C712 Category: Preamplifier (SS) Suggested Retail Price: $1500 Description: Simple active preamplifier with awesome sound Manufacturer URL: McIntosh Manufacturer URL: McIntosh
Review by aball ( A ) on December 18, 2002 at 21:28:00
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Lovely little preamp. Was recently made in the late 1990s and I got mine NOS. It has everything I wanted like bass, treble, and loudness controls, balanced outputs, several inputs, slim design, a cool look, and awesome sound. The sound turned out to be a heck of a bonus. The highs are crystal with no hint of bite, the mids are liquid and have excellent presence and coherence, the bass is strong and powerful, the soundstage is very real with excellent depth, and the imaging is holographic. I just love it. I have the matching amp MC7100 and they look perfect together - with one of the best sound I have yet to experience in this price range ($3k for the pair). Better than the C15 (and balanced connections to boot) in build quality. Also generally nicer than my previous Krell 250p, especially in timbre and body, although the remote is not much better. The C712 is an excellent piece of top quality audio equipment.
Product Weakness: slight sibilance on some CDs but it may be my floors. Remote is not up to par with the preamp. That is really it. Product Strengths: sound quality as described above, features without being over-the-top, awesome look
Associated Equipment for this Review: Amplifier: McIntosh MC7100 Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): McIntosh C712 Sources (CDP/Turntable): Sony CA80 ES CDP Speakers: Paradigm Studio Reference 100.2 Cables/Interconnects: MIT biwire and balanced Music Used (Genre/Selections): Electronic, Jazz, Classic rock, techno Room Size (LxWxH): 14 x 15 x 8 Room Comments/Treatments: hardwood floors, paintings on all walls Time Period/Length of Audition: 1.5 years Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner
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