Mt First McIntosh


It arrived last night....the 2105. The seller said the wood case had been taken very good care of the past 45 years. He had to have lied, there is no way this sweet, virgin perfect case is more than 6 months old!

It sounds great, better than I expected.......and......my God is she beautiful!! I'm 52 listening to my first Mac. I've tried to share this with my friends, but they have no idea what I'm talking about or how I feel. She is SO beautiful, especially with the rest of the lights turned off.

Stevie Wonder, Mel Torme, Carole King and Chet Baker never sounded so good to my ears. This must be what you guys have been enjoying.

Did I mention she's so beautiful?
paul_graham

Showing 2 responses by roxy54

In 1976, I bought my first McIntosh 2100. (same as the 2105, but without the faceplate and meters) I bought it new, because my friend's dad said it was the "best", and I took his word for it. I kept that amp and loved it for 12 years and made the mistake of selling it to my friend. Two years later, I found a used 2105 in the paper and bought it. I have had other amps, including an MC300 I shouldn't have sold, but won't make the mistake of selling this one again. It's a great amp, and a true classic. Enjoy it.

There is a reason why the 2105 is so loved and sells for overinflated prices. It has a really beautiful and powerful sound. I actually prefer it to the MC300 and the MC 402, both of which I owned. I have modified mine with better input jacks, an IEC so that I can use other power cords as well as new transistors and capacitors. I also had modern binding posts added which I think was the one big problem with this design considering that most of us don't use lamp wire for speaker cable anymore.