I actually don't know much about how amps work, electronics, and tube amps and I read that the MC30 is better because it's fully tube based where the MC240 has some parts that are solid state? Has anyone cloned the MC30 and bumped up the power on that yet? It's paired with some JBL L19's in a medium sized room and it's good enough. we used to bang the crap out of this amp as a kid and it's still running great. it's more about the pleasure and enjoyment. this may not be the place but is there a more satisfying amp than a MC240? I think going beyond this is just OCD and I try to not be OCD. I'll probably just splash down some cash for two MC240's some day. That's how it seems anyway, not trying to be rude, it's just an interesting phenomenon. Elon Musk created PayPal, Tesla, Solar City and Space X in a fraction of that time, you'd think someone would have figured out how to clone a a MC240 or any of the good MC amps for cheap by now, but I guess you are all still stuck going in circles. isn't hundreds less than thousands? Why is MC240 circuit complex? Are you saying it isn't needed? How many of the people on this site are actual electrical engineers with a BS or greater degree? I've been hearing the same words come out of the mouths of different people since the 1990's. my dad's mcintosh stuff is still the best I've ever heard, I wouldn't want to get so obsessed that I want something better, given that it's almost more rare to win the lottery than to find someone with an amp better than a MC240. I got out of "audio" back in the 90's I come back and check in every now and then, but still, not much has changed. Plenty of power (ca 50W) from cheap E元6's and standard components. I'm running a sweep tube amp in my living room and really like it. Why don't you aim for that level of power? The MC design is fairly complex and the transformers labour intensive to make, so expensive still. When something goes wrong, parts don't go 'poof' they go 'bang', not a spark but an explosion. Second: a power supply of 600V or more, capable of very high current is needed to produce this power. Think hundreds a piece, and that's just one component. He took that 20W design to 100+W safely.Ģ50W from a pair of big sweep tubes was shown to be possible as well, but you'll have to accept two things: the transformers get very expensive. If you want to build a very high power amp, take a look at Tubelab's work on Pete Millett's engineers amp. For the most experienced engineers on this forum, it's a challenge not a need. Unless you want to fill a stadium with 'tube sound' there is no need for that much power.
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