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Hello everyone,

I am currently trying to decide on which McIntosh amp to buy. I've
pretty much already limited myself to used equipment, because I can't
really afford new Mac stuff. Do any of you have some comments
regarding the sound of these two amps: specifically, the MC-2300 (300
wpc), and the MC-2002 (200 wpc stereo).

One concern of mine is that the measured total harmonic distortion of
the 2300 is 0.25%, while the 2002's is only 0.02%. This is compared to
new Mac amps, which measure in at 0.005% THD.

This is specsmanship, not an indicator of distortion under typical use.

A modern SS power amp can have any amount of distortion you want it to from
0.005 to 1% and more. All you have to do is push it closer to clipping or
into clipping to get more distortion.

At say 10 watts, the 2002, the 2300, the 40 wpc amp in my van, and my QSC
USA 400 all have something like 0.01% or less distortion.

When distortion is below about 0.08%, there just isn't any way to hear it.