McIntosh C2700 Replacement

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Remi

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Greetings all,

I am currently powering a pair of McIntosh MC 611s with the C2700. I absolutely love the 611s for their bass/midbass performance. I would like to get a little more out of them and was thinking a preamp upgrade may be the solution. I would like the preamp to be tubes but would be open to solid state. I do prefer a warm presentation also. My shortlist would consist of the following:

VAC Signature MK IIa SE
McIntosh C12000
ARC Ref 6SE
Mark Levinson 523

I'm open to any suggestions/experiences, along with any potential synergy issues.

Thanks!
 
The 523 is a good preamp in general but it is not what I'd call warm, maybe slightly to that side of neutral but more, neutral. Smooth though, not analytical.

I feel the ARC house sound will change your sound a lot, not good or bad, just something to consider.

I like same brand synergy so staying with a better Mac is a safe bet. the VAC would put some drive in the system.
 
I bought mt mc611's in feb and use the c49 with them, I was thinking of upgrading to the c2700. I use a pre mostly for streaming.
 
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