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What monster I see nothing.Or are you just teasing again?

The funny thing is, McIntosh has not made any changes to the look of their equipment. If you where to buy a brand new one today, it would look very close to the ones sold in the 70's. To me it's a hate love situation.
I used to love the old 80's Technics amps like the one you showed.

Carver amps where also a thing of beauty, you would like their silver seven, it has tubes

No, hopefully I'm not on my way to full-blown separates.

When I switched to the Beech finished Qs8s I also committed to putting them WAY out from the LP. Had to turn them up nearly to max to calibrate and was concerned about damaging my speakers.

The Denon 2802 has the power to drive 6 channels at something like 67 watts according to that website these guys have linked before. This could all be psychological, but driving 3 channels it seems to be much more within itself. When I crank the knob beyond -20 I'm getting appreciable gains in volume, whereas before it was pretty much flattened out.

All I'm looking for is a little more power and a little peace of mind.

Picture won't stay up, but here's the link.

http://page.freett.com/knisi/m-510.html

My Dad has a McIntosh Amp and Preamp from the late 60's I believe. It is still the most beutiful thing I've ever had the pleasure of playing with. I totally dig their soft blue/green backlight and the big analog meters.

One day it will be mine!

I don't know if those '70s era amps will go with my decor. I really liked the looks of that one in your garage, but again it is far different looking than everything else I have in my rack.
Also, there is the danger of getting ripped off on one of those used amps in an internet deal. Obviously, NeverHappy wouldn't rip anyone off, but I don't think I need quite as much amp as that Acurus.
If the Onkyo I have in there now didn't keep falling asleep at really low volume levels, and if it had a little more power, it would be perfectly fine. Actually, it is perfectly fine.