McIntosh Laboratory · Tuners

MR74

AM/FM stereo tuner, the best-selling McIntosh tuner.

Catalogue code: MR74
Years: 1972–1979
Type: tuner
Valves & speakers: AM/FM stereo tuner, the best-selling McIntosh tuner
Lifecycle: retired
Confidence: High

Specifications

Technology: solid-state
Channels: 2
Inputs_outputs: FM (AM on MR71/MR73/MR74), line out

Safety

Solid-state: check autoformer/Power Guard boards and the original output devices; re-professional recap is expected at this age.

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 1972; components only push the date later.

03 / Value

What moves the price

Sold-listing reading: fair $456, good $456, excellent $456 USD · 1 sold listings (thin sample — indicative only) · as of 2013-12 – 2013-12. Only 1 sold listing(s) found in the eBay SOLD table (['2013-12-11'], https://classicreceivers.com/vintage-receiver-values — below the 3-observation threshold), so the price is an estimate/anchor, not a market average.