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How good are McIntosh MC7300 and C40?

Hi, I have recently inherited my father's McIntosh system, which includes:

MC7300 power amp
C40 preamp
MCD7008 CD player
MR7083 tuner

I was just wondering how good these components were. I've been listening to this system with Xavian XN185 speakers and Revel M20 speakers for about a decade and i love the sound. Are these as good as the top of the line Krell, Linn, Mark Levinson, etc? Where do these components stand?

Thanks in advance,

Seong
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sekotin
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Yes the C 40 is one of the best. I also uses it with a 352. Nothing to say. It sounds better than much modern machines. The TD preamp section is better than more recents, so if you listen to vinyls, keep the C40.
Keep the 7300 too. You can find better... But at what price ? You will spend much (very much) money to win very little upgrade.
If you check for new cables, may be a power line curator, it could improve your system at rather low price.
That's what I'll do.
usblues
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You are so lucky.Check out the Mac place in town as one day you may need to tuneup the 7300.The rest are practically resistant to all but bad luck[moisture,dropping,etc......]I have the C30-MC7270-MR77,keep on truckin.....
winger
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I have a C38 and MC7300 which I have owned since new in 1992 and I listen to my setup (Dali Euphonia MS5s, Shanling CDT 100 with upgrade by Mitch Singerman, Velodyne subwoofer, Music Fidelity Tri Vista Dac and Monarchy Audio DIP, Shunyata Hydra, Nordost cables and interconnects) every day. I do think I'll upgrade the preamp as others have mentioned but its a sweet sounding system. I'll be keeping the 7300.
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