Tempted to buy a Macintosh

The only thing I didn't see is a budget. You have a limit? Mcintosh can be spendy if your not careful.  I've owned Mac for 50 years, you know my position. Not to say there aren't better components out there. I will say the overall brand "Mcintosh" is pretty darn good. 

I like tone control, simple... I like a balance option and A/B/Tape out, options. All of my units do. C11,20,22,2500,MX110,MX120s all have tone control. ALL work very well.. SS power amps.. Different and expensive..

The 252 your speaking of is a good example of the "new" Mac sound.
Is it good?... Very clinical, precise, accurate, dark background, no floor noise, silky smooth especially with CD......I called the MA252 a CDs dream. With an ES Sony the playback was just magical.  The unit was made for CDs simple... These words explain how it sounds to me on a round speaker system... They can put out some good sound... I heard it with B&W. 

MC275 has a few models there. The early ones, look out, they can get very close to 90 watts per rail.  They can also be used in series, paralleled or STRAPPED. You can stack Macs. They are stable @ 2 ohms. You can fry eggs on them too..HOT!!!! They can blast my friend. The later models like the GG, SE (SS), with ICs have a different sound for sure,,, quite different..They are A different AB class of amp..Different transformers too.

There is one thing they surpass all others on, SERVICE. You can get your Mac fixed in Antarctica... really...Half the stuff made today you can't even get a schematic for, Cary Audio is a great example of that.. ....Mac... Good service everywhere, in the world...

Regards

You could consider a classic McIntosh receiver like the mac4300V. You’d get 100W per channel, a nice 5 band EQ, variable loudness and a very nice phono section. Something to consider...

I’m new to this whole Audio world. I have a lot of time on my hands and I’ve been reading these forms and checking stuff out online. I tried Macintosh I never looked back. The stuff holds its value really well and like somebody before me said the service was superb. If you look up a website called the music room. They are used equipment dealer and have lots of Macintosh stuff. The best part is they have a money back guarantee on anything they sell. I think it’s good for 14 days. So, if you buy Macintosh and hate it I think you’re Just out some shipping.

@dill,like another commenter said, don't be sarcastic!!! people on audiogon forum ask for advice!!! if some can't spell, it's ok!!! don't have 'hate' in you!!! there's allready enough in todays world!!!