Help me out here....

[7.62]

Ok guys and girls your help is needed, here's what I have,

McIntosh 2105 Amplifier
Infinity Quantum 5 Speakers
MCS 6603 Turntable

An office with no music

I'm looking for an Am/Fm Reciever of vintage decent, brand does not matter. Here's what I'd like to do, use the 2105 for power and use the turntable. For a total of 4 components. I do not want to run separates any further than that the receiver, speakers, amp and turntable.

The kicker is budjet, I absolutely do not want to spend more than $100.....period. I've been to our vintage shop and I just don't need,want to spend $500 to $1,500 to get this done.

So fire away and give me some ideas or recommendations!

 

[OMGCat!]

For $100 you might have a bit of a difficult time finding a receiver with pre outs to control your amp.
I'd keep a lookout for an Adcom preamp/tuner. These can be found for around $100 sometimes and are made exactly for what you're looking to do.
If you can lose the tuner without worry then you can also look out for a lower line Yamaha pre or a Kenwood basic for the price you want.

You could always sell the Mc amp and buy a heck of a nice integrated or receiver and not have to worry about mismatching components.

 

[Moby Dick]

Well
Not the advice you are looking for but,
There is a vintage marantz 2220 with wood case asking price of $225 on your local Craigslist.

I know that's more than twice the budget but you would never lose a dime selling down the road.
The wood case is worth $150 by itself.

 

[the skipper]

That's asking a lot for $100. You'l be lucky to find anything.

Adcom, NAD, Sony and Marantz have, in the past, made preamp/tuners but they aren't commonly available and, even if they are, finding one for < $100 would be akin to a miracle.

Keep an eye out on craigslist, ebay, or whatever is available. Just make sue it's got preamp outs and a phono stage. Other than that, I wouldn't be too picky.

Good luck.

 

[Blue Shadow]

Easy, just gear HK 330B, has what you need. Should be under a c-note cept on the bay but the sold ones are.

 

[teal'c]

Go to ebay and search for
Vintage 1979 Audiophile NAD 7030 Stereo Receiver AM/FM Tuner - Phono Stage

 

[cratz2]

I think it will definitely be easier to find a decent receiver to use in place of the Mac rather that with it.

Probably won't sound radically different in an office setting.

 

[johnda]

One suggestion... Try new. With phono inputs, Sony, Sherwood. Without phono inputs, where you will need additional phono preamp, Yamaha.

 

[7.62]

Thank you for the recommendations, Scored a nice NAD 7155 at the flea market today. And it's completely functional .

To the member that recommended the NAK, Thank you going to look into the model you suggested .

 

[chef free]

Now start saving your money for an MX-117!

 

[7.62]

And the 352 + some other MC counter parts. I'll get there.