lakecat Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Got the 2205 late last week and been too busy to install it....but finally today got the deed done. This is one heavy beast of an amp at over 85lbs! No preamp yet so just hooked my Sony ES cd player directly to amp and......just total amazement. For the first time, I could play the LST's over a hundred watts and higher and the 2205 was barely warm!..hurray! And the sound is true heaven....crisp, clear, clean and powerful in spades. I have an audio friend coming over next week to pick up his AR3a's with alnico woofers that I refinished for him and new caps....and he's gonna chit when he hears them through this amp....lol. I could never play the 4ohm AR's over 30-40 watts of bass heavy music with my other systems without shutting them down....so those days are gone....:) Anyone have this amp in their system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar_pro Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Great amplifier, lakecat! We had the MC2205 with our very first set of AR-9's, and it was just a beautiful match. I think it was the last of the Mac chromed-chassis amps, and besides excellent sound & ultra-reliability, it's been going up in value! The "Hold" setting for the meters is also great for monitoring the peak output level. You're going to have a lot of fun with your LST's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakecat Posted August 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 7 hours ago, ar_pro said: Great amplifier, lakecat! We had the MC2205 with our very first set of AR-9's, and it was just a beautiful match. I think it was the last of the Mac chromed-chassis amps, and besides excellent sound & ultra-reliability, it's been going up in value! The "Hold" setting for the meters is also great for monitoring the peak output level. You're going to have a lot of fun with your LST's. Not to mention it is simply pretty too...with the large blue meters and trim. I looked at Adcom and others but wanted pretty to go with substance. I decided on the MX-117 pretuner for a match...so on the hunt. First foray into seperates.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stimpy Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 3 hours ago, lakecat said: First foray into separates.... Go Big or Go Home philosophy? A very good choice. Nice amp and system. Congratulations, and good luck with the preamp search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar_pro Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Uh, oh. With the MX117 tuner/preamp in the system, you'll be in danger of wanting one of these: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakecat Posted August 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 2 hours ago, Stimpy said: Go Big or Go Home philosophy? A very good choice. Nice amp and system. Congratulations, and good luck with the preamp search. Exactly!..lol. Thanks... 1 hour ago, ar_pro said: Uh, oh. With the MX117 tuner/preamp in the system, you'll be in danger of wanting one of these: That's it....start trouble.....:) I was looking at cabinets for the 2205 with the panloc system.....and thinking.....how does one install or remove the amp form the cabinet without losing fingers!????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar_pro Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 It'll be a 2-person job with the 2205 - one to slide & lock the amp into place, and the other to make sure the cabinet doesn't move! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AR surround Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 4 hours ago, lakecat said: Exactly!..lol. Thanks... That's it....start trouble.....:) I was looking at cabinets for the 2205 with the panloc system.....and thinking.....how does one install or remove the amp form the cabinet without losing fingers!????? If it were mine, I'd just forgo the cabinet and leave it as is with the glorious guts hanging out the back of the pretty front plate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakecat Posted August 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 1 hour ago, AR surround said: If it were mine, I'd just forgo the cabinet and leave it as is with the glorious guts hanging out the back of the pretty front plate. Well...I am a wood guy so it would look unfinished to me. If I had a rack system...maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liangshan Marsh Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 Hi Lakecat! It is very nice set up with the big power MAC.. BTW I had saw the monster Legendary 2300 MAC at the Estate sale recently and passed it, Mac 2300 ( weights 128 pounds ) $1500 O.B.O, Mac C-39 AV/ control center $500 O.B.O later when I got home thinking again about that MAC equipment I very regret passed the chance to buy it ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakecat Posted August 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 18 hours ago, Liangshan Marsh said: Hi Lakecat! It is very nice set up with the big power MAC.. BTW I had saw the monster Legendary 2300 MAC at the Estate sale recently and passed it, Mac 2300 ( weights 128 pounds ) $1500 O.B.O, Mac C-39 AV/ control center $500 O.B.O later when I got home thinking again about that MAC equipment I very regret passed the chance to buy it ... What a beast!..... yea....funny how you talk yourself out of items....then smack yourself later. That was a pretty good deal. Wasn't this the amp that the Grateful Dead used back in the day with their stacked system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt45 Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 That sounds a great set up Lakecat. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakecat Posted August 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 17 hours ago, kurt45 said: That sounds a great set up Lakecat. Nice! Thanks!....still on the hunt for the mx117. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robthomp Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 Lakecat, congrats on the MC2205 + LSTs. I would love to hear that. Coincidentally, a friend of mine, a recording engineer, heard I was getting into 70s hifi, and so he loaned me his MC2205. We had to carry it to my car together, and I got my son to help me when I got home. I don't think I've got speakers big enough to handle it - the biggest I have are AR-2axs. Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt45 Posted August 14, 2017 Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 On 8/12/2017 at 8:02 AM, lakecat said: Thanks!....still on the hunt for the mx117. Good luck finding one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakecat Posted August 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2017 4 hours ago, kurt45 said: Good luck finding one. I did find one. McIntoshAudio had two and talked to a Tom Delaney about it. Very nice and interesting fellow who has been around the audio block per say and highly respected. The only downside is I won't get it until they go over it really well since they guarantee them for a year...and that will take around eight weeks since they are so damn busy. Will have all paperwork and the all important McIntosh shipping box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt45 Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 That may take a while but congratulations in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKent Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 Congrats Cat! I looked at the McIntoshAudio site and noticed under "Non-McIntosh for Sale" they have a category "Floobydust". Have you bought any Floobydust from them? Is it high quality floobydust or just run-of-the-mill? How much dust does one flooby produce? Had to google that one: http://www.pinktronix.com.au/flooby-1-the-national-semiconductor-audio-radio-handbook.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakecat Posted August 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 5 hours ago, JKent said: Congrats Cat! I looked at the McIntoshAudio site and noticed under "Non-McIntosh for Sale" they have a category "Floobydust". Have you bought any Floobydust from them? Is it high quality floobydust or just run-of-the-mill? How much dust does one flooby produce? Had to google that one: http://www.pinktronix.com.au/flooby-1-the-national-semiconductor-audio-radio-handbook.htm Lol!....I never noticed that heading but I can see their sense of humor after talking to Tom. We chatted for about an hour over the weekend...and at one point, whipped out a joke. So I told him my joke of the week..... Two kids were playing in the yard and the one kid asked the other, "do you pray before dinner?"......to which the other kid remarked, " no....my mom is a good cook!".....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar_pro Posted August 15, 2017 Report Share Posted August 15, 2017 Exciting news, lakecat. Would your seller be Tom Manley? He and Terry DeWick are very well-regarded McIntosh experts, and will be able to get your new MX-117 into best condition. Will you be buying cabinets for both components? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakecat Posted August 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 16, 2017 4 hours ago, ar_pro said: Exciting news, lakecat. Would your seller be Tom Manley? He and Terry DeWick are very well-regarded McIntosh experts, and will be able to get your new MX-117 into best condition. Will you be buying cabinets for both components? Yes....Tom Manley....my goof. I haven't decided yet on cabinets. I may make a wood rack system for them and the Sony ES CD player I use. My space is narrow for the units so I want to stack them...but with a nice wood rack I think. Just getting time to do this is the problem. I looked at a few wood racks but don't want to spend $600 plus for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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