Best Tubes results for McIntosh C2300

For one the Mac c2300 is not a warm sounding pre amp. It is rather neutral.
the telefunkens are extremely good. they added some dimensionality and texture while maintaining the neutrality.

Mullards were less successful for some reason.

Are you looking for just the prem amp section of the two phono sections as well.

I suggest the Telefunkens for the phono section (MM or MC) and the reissued Tung Sol gold pins for the line stage. Will be rolling mine soon, too, with this setup

I concur with the Telefunken recommendations. I used them in the MC and line stages and left the stock tubes in the MM stage which I never used.

Once I put them in, I never thought about tube rolling again and they were perfectly reliable for the 2.5 years I owned the C2300.

Tele's

I agree 100% Telefunken. Tried several brands, and the Tele's just do everything right, I guess well balanced would be the word.

I change but then I keep going back to them. The C2300 is not a McIntosh off old, it is very natural.