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Though the legendary brand is best known for separates вЂ” especially power amplifiers, the first of which were introduced way back in 1949 вЂ” VP/co-founder Gordon Gow knew a growing market when he saw one but had trouble convincing his partner Frank McIntosh to make the move.As the head of sales, Gow pushed for McIntosh to come out with a receiver in the вЂ™60s but вЂњMr. And then there was McIntosh. FOR SALE: Accuphase E-530 class A solid state integrated amplifier with.A number of big-name brands dominated the scene вЂ” Pioneer, Kenwood, Fisher, Onkyo, Sansui to name a few and the likes of Marantz and Harman Kardon at the higher end of the scale.

вЂњThey formed a division called MAC Audio Company to market the receiver. вЂњReceivers involved some degree of compromise, so year after year, he overruled Gordon.вЂќFinally, the owners came up with a solution they both could live with.вЂњThey would build a receiver in the McIntosh factory but not call it a McIntosh,вЂќ Zelin reveals. Sales training at McIntosh.

It initially sold for $799 before the price was bumped to $949 ($5,500 in todayвЂ™s dollars). It was a big hit.вЂќThen came the MAC-1900, upping with ante with an all solid-state modular design that put out 55 watts a side (into 4 and 8 ohms). Next came the MAC-1700, which was all solid-state except for a tube FM tuner. It was replaced by the MAC-1700 receiver a couple years later, which upped power output to 40 watts and filled the receiver slot until the MAC-1900 came along.вЂњThe MAC-1500 combined some transistors and many tubes,вЂќ Zelin says. That hard-fought honor was reserved for the 30-watts-per-channel MAC-1500 that sold for $499 in 1965. That way people knew not to expect it to be 100% as good as McIntosh separate components.вЂќThe MAC-1900 was introduced in the early вЂ™70s and remained in the companyвЂ™s line through 1978 but it wasnвЂ™t the companyвЂ™s first receiver.

Each board could be unplugged for easy servicing. It did everything well and was modular. вЂњIt was the first piece of McIntosh (oops.MAC) gear I ever sold.

No question.This stature helps explain the receiverвЂ™s value in todayвЂ™s collectorвЂ™s market. McIntosh was not happy! It was a tremendous successвЂќ and it remained in the line through the mid-вЂ™80s at a price that was twice that of the MAC-1900.Longtime audio professional/enthusiast Steve Feinstein, who I met when he worked for Boston Acoustics back in the вЂ90s, called the MAC-1900 'arguably the first 'high-end' receiver of the modern equipment eraвЂќ in an article he wrote several years ago. McIntosh retired and Gordon Gow put the McIntosh Lab name on its late вЂ™70s successor, the MAC4100.

Sometimes people get attached to things and actually care where itвЂ™s going.вЂќZorrilla describes the new acquisition as one of the best preserved versions of MAC-1900 he has ever seen.вЂњThe finish quality, paint, glass, and chrome pieces are all superb,вЂќ he observes, noting that the owner took exceptional care of it and had it serviced a number of times over the years. вЂњHe was emotionally tied to it and determined to sell it to someone specializing in vintage gear, not just a flipper. Eventually he upgraded to separates but rather than sell the beloved receiver, made it the heart of a second system he continued using right up until he sold it to SkyFi.вЂњHe owned it practically his whole life so he loved this thing,вЂќ Zorrilla says. вЂњHe was downsizing and moving to a little condo and started rethinking all his stuff,вЂќ explains SkyFi owner Fernando Zorrilla.The story goes something like this: He saved up his money when he was a young guy and splurged on the 1900 but never got rid of it because it was so reliable.

It was found in a sealed box with the original shipping label. Why not a 10? The top score is reserved for vintage gear that has never been used вЂ” like the 1966 Marantz 10B tuner he landed a couple months ago.

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