When I came back to HK in the early 90's ATC was enjoying its first flowering in the consumer market. ATC is well known by sound industry professionals, its history briefly chronicled in its Official Page. This shall be a brief and limited Overview. According to the Inflation Calculator, USD 599 in 1973 had the same buying power as USD 3,181 in 2012! Of course, I couldn't afford it then my unit was acquired in the late 80's for a song, but these have steadily increased in second-hand value. If you ask me, look-wise the MC-1700 is the best. Its replacement, the 1973-78 MC-1900 began the all solid-state era. The 1967-1973 MC-1700 was its replacement, and belongs to the transitional age - while its tuner section is still tube, the rest is solid state. The 1965-67 MC-1500 was an all-tube receiver. Study the various models and you shall understand McIntosh's evolution. McIntosh MC-1700You can find info on the MC-1700 stereo receiver in the wonderful Roger Russell Page. Of course, more recently they have gone back to tube products, though they still make solid state ones too. To their credit, their solid state products sounded warm and good too, though not as good as their older tube products. Like others, in the 70's McIntosh abandoned tubes. All tube aficionados know McIntosh, a marriage of timeless looks and beautiful sound.
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