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Is the McCormack DNA .5 that great?

Is the McCormack DNA .5 and its succeeding revisions as good as the hype. Some people are saying that they are the best amps money can buy. Get the best one you can in your budget. That is a pretty lofty statement. I live in a place where I do not got to audition gear, are these really as good as people say. Is there anything that can go head to head with these amps and survive the competition?

Thanks
Eric Baer
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mattybumpkin
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I ditto the same as everyone else, I currently have the DNA-125 and have been very happy with it. One point above I will kind of disagree with is that it mates well with all gear. With preamps (tubes/active) you have to be careful of gain issues as the amp is quite sensitive. I think Steve has mentioned pre's under 10 db of gain, those with smooth volume controls (don't know the technical name) or those with many steps (100+) match the best.

Passives are great too.

Regards,
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