Replacing McIntosh amp with Anthem.

[Pablo2k]

So I was looking up your gear and looky what I found!

McIntosh MC126 any good?

hi, I can’t find any reviews or information on the MC126. My Nad M25 which I use as a 5 channel amp died and I need to replace it. The M25 is 160x7 and the MC126 is 80x6 It looks like I would loose 3db on my B&W 683s front, htm61 and 684 rears; All Series 1. A co worker is selling it to me for...

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Your origin story!

ohhhhhhh I see how I ended that post now!!!!!
I should update that.
I got home plugged in, the lights came on and the it clicked and it went dark....
Little did I know at the time, those were power-guard lights and they were supposed to go off after a relay click...
The amp was fine, I was the idiot!!

 

[Pablo2k]

For the good look and build quality, I would keep such amps forever, well, pass on to my kids whether they like it or not.

PENG, I’m looking at the Outlaw 2220 and searched for two more that interest me, one is a little less and one is a little more money.
Crown XLS1002 and Schiit Vidar.
The Vidar would have to be bridged to mono and it would give me 400watts at 8ohms for B&W HTM3s center. (Which is way more than I need, but unbridgeable is only 100w x 2, unless I bi-amp?)
XLS1002 would give me 215w (700w bridged seems overkilled)
Since the center channel is mostly used for dialogue, I would like to find an amp that’s has the best midrange I guess?

Thank you again.

Pablo.

 

[PENG]

PENG, I’m looking at the Outlaw 2220 and searched for two more that interest me, one is a little less and one is a little more money.
Crown XLS1002 and Schiit Vidar.
The Vidar would have to be bridged to mono and it would give me 400watts at 8ohms for B&W HTM3s center. (Which is way more than I need, but unbridgeable is only 100w x 2, unless I bi-amp?)
XLS1002 would give me 215w (700w bridged seems overkilled)
Since the center channel is mostly used for dialogue, I would like to find an amp that’s has the best midrange I guess?

Thank you again.

Pablo.

Any of those amps won't have issue with mid range to make a difference. The Vidar looks very interesting but I don't know anything about them, would not want to comment without seeing some bench test results.

For a little more, my choice would be the Outlaw, for a below $400 budget.