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Bryston or McIntosh which would you buy?

I currently have a McIntosh MC752 amp, and am considering an upgrade in the future. I know the 752 is not one of McIntosh's best amps. I love mac gear as I always wanted to own their equipment.

1) How much of an improvement will I see going from the 752 to say a 7270 or similar?

2) How would it compare to something like a Bryston 4B?

Please note that there is a good chance I will upgrade my speakers...looking strongly at Thiel. Current preamp tube based Aronov.

Thanks.
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tsciame
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Nither.

I don’t know the 752, but I have owned the MC7270 (two of them at the same time), MC2255, MC352, and the MC402… The 7270 is a great amp but it is a bit dated, and was bested by the newer MC352 and MC402. That said, I ended up replacing the MC402 with a VTL ST-150, and never looked back. It was less than half the price of what I sold the MC 402 for, and sounded far better in my system (driving Dynaudio Special 25’s).

You may want to rethink solid state, altogether.
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