SOLD: McIntosh MX-110 Tube Pre-amp & MC-240 Tube Amp

[Kevin Bresnahan]

My wife and I are in the process of downsizing. We had an offer accepted so the clock is ticking. I am losing my dedicated listening room. Currently, I have two systems in the house, a surround sound/home theater system and a stereo-only tube set up in my dedicated listening room. After much deliberation, I am going to give up on the stereo-only system.

This McIntosh MX-110/MC-240 tube system is one that I have been meaning to get for many, many years. I first heard a McIntosh MC-240 amp when I was teenager and I always said that I would get one some day. The McIntosh MX-110 was on my radar since the day I read a rave review on another music forum. I shopped around for the right units and have been enjoying this set-up for many years.

I would like to sell both of these as a combo. My price for the pair is $3,500.00, plus actual UPS shipping in the US.

I will also split them up. Separately, I am asking $1,000 plus actual shipping for the McIntosh MX-110 and $2,800 plus actual shipping for the McIntosh MC-240.

International buyers will have to contact me to see if we can work something out. Doubtful given the weight, but I am willing to talk about it.

PayPal is preferred but if you choose PayPal, we will have to split the fees as they are pretty steep on a purchase like this. A bank-issued money order is OK, but I will have to wait until it clears before shipping the units.

Now the particulars...
McIntosh MX-110
This is an M-series unit, which has its proponents due to its lack of a compactron tube in the signal path. It is also a bit rarer as they only made them for less than a year (in 1962). I bought this from someone who uses and maintains several tube systems. He kept it mostly original except for swapping out the Selenium rectifier and a couple of capacitors (I looked at his work and he did a great job - hard to tell which caps were swapped). I added a thermistor per the recommendation of McIntosh restoration guru Terry DeWick. I also swapped out the worn faceplate with an NOS faceplate that I bought from Audio Classics (at a cost of $200). I bought a number of RCA 6UA8 tubes as back-ups and I'll be including them in the sale. This unit comes with the original wooden slant-legged case - M-series are not Panlock.

McIntosh MC-240
This is a mid-60's unit with the smaller holes in the metal tube cage. I bought this from Audio Classics. It was received their top A1 grade, although I think it should have been B1 due to some light wear on the lettering. Their lead McIntosh tech (who used to work there) went over it and certified it A1. It arrived with 6L6WGB output tubes that I swapped out for 6L6GC gray-plate GEs at a cost of almost $500. I will include the 6L6WGB tubes for the buyer. This is a beautiful sounding amp. I will be sad to see this go.

I have shipping boxes for both but would prefer local pickup. I would be willing to drive a few hours to facilitate "local" pickup. The Audio Classics shipping box is very heavy duty and was designed for this amp so it should arrive in the same condition it leaves my house.

Here is a link to my Google+ page where you can see plenty of pictures: https://plus.google.com/105967711995959913928

I took a video of the pair in action. It is also on my Google+ page.

I was planning to list this on Audiogon but I've been reading some horror stories and I'd like to avoid dealing with strangers if I can find someone here who wants this.

Thanks for looking and I hope I can get someone here their dream system.

Edited August 11, 2016 by Kevin Bresnahan
Items sold.

[Kevin Bresnahan]

These are sold.

[Stefan Wood]

Outstanding!

[paul secor]

I'm sure that whoever bought them can look forward to some very enjoyable listening.