Being late to the party is still very cool. I should have bought a pair two years ago before McIntosh ended production. No complaints with what I am hearing, only a big smile. The sound is delicious, flowing, liquid gold to my ears, and the new tubes aren't broken in yet. The system has been playing for two hours now and I am already thoroughly bonded with the MC75's. Time will determine what installation angle I eventually settle on. I do like looking at the tubes, but this arrangement obscures viewing the second amplifier. It was a tight squeeze to get the Flux 50's and the Wireworld Silver Electra power cable installed as they presently sit. In the future I may try orienting the amps 90 degrees so that the power cords and Flux 50's go directly out the back of the rack. There are two Cooler Guys fans installed on the back of the rack to pull warm air out of the rack cavity so the amps should have a long and healthy lifespan. I installed the two MC75's sideways in the rack, one in front of the other. Both MC75's are sporting the full enchillada. My enthusiasm overruled that idea as soon as I had them out of their cartons. It was suggested I install the amps stock and then incrementally change tubes, add Wireworld Silver Electra power cables, and then the Furutech Flux 50's. It took me about an hour to get both amplifiers installed after retubing them with Gold Lion KT-88 and ECC83/12AX7, and Siemens ECC801S/12AT7 tubes. Both amplifiers are in absolute mint condition, not a blemish or a scratch to be found anywhere. These are beautiful amplifiers, built like a Sherman tank, typical McIntosh attention to detail. It did not take long for me to have the shipping cartons opened and the MC75 amplifiers displaying their charms. Two big burly guys carried the amps upstairs, packed the MC452, and were gone in less than 30 minutes. It was like seeing Santa Claus come up the driveway. My McIntosh MC75 amplifiers finally arrived about 1:30 PM.
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