Opinion on Mcintosh MC 300, MC 352 Amp

Hi Twilo: I too owned a MC-300 for a short period of time. It is aesthetically beautiful & with build quality second to none. Unfortunatly, sonically I found it to be a huge disappointment. I found it to be both thin & very bright sounding (almost like something from Circuit City if you know what I mean)...that bad. The 352 on the other hand is a total redesign with balanced topology throughout. It is on a sonic par with both the 602 & 1000 as Douggie boy alluded to. However, I dont agree with getting the MC-500 over the 352. Even though the MC-500 is more powerful, it does not have the balanced topology design & the 352 is sonically superior. In any event, the 352 walks allover the 300. Hope this helps...sagger.

I currently own the 352 and I agree it is much better than the 300 and pretty much all the amp you need to drive most loads with its versatility , good looks and 350 wpc. Sonically it holds its own with my Levinson 331 and I like listening to it for longer periods than the 331 - has a natural sound to it.