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MC60

The big McIntosh mono block of the late 1950s, big brother of the MC30.

Catalogue code
MC60
Years
1955–1961
Type
power amplifier (mono)
Valves & speakers
60 W mono, 2x KT88/6550-class output stage
Lifecycle
retired
Confidence
Medium
Watts
60
Channels
1
Technology
tube
Safety

Tube chassis: lethal B+ voltages remain after switch-off — discharge before service. Never power up an unrestored unit on original electrolytics. Serial tag is an ink stamp on a plastic label (often missing/faded); the value depends on original transformers (replaced/rewound iron cuts price sharply).

How this model is dated
01 / Witnesses

What applies here

Marks that can be entered for this maker: Serial number, Model / catalogue number, British capacitor code (Hunts, Mullard), Japanese capacitor code (Nichicon, Chemi-Con, ELNA), EIA component code, Version & era marker.

02 / Bounds

The model year is a floor

Nothing predates 1955; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-price aggregates are not collected yet, so the archive gives no figure — condition, originality of the transformers and a documented recap move this model more than any list price.

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Evidence: Roger Russell (ex-McIntosh) — McIntosh history · McIntosh Audio — historical index