wags1459 - nice. Good to see the last of the 'real' integrated amps from McIntosh before they went all weird with digital stuff. The MA6850/6800 has become quite rare as collectors have snapped them up.
You love your MR74 even more when you get it back from Terry. He is magic with tuners.Thank you of the positive feedback! I had fallen in love with McIntosh for sometime and began to save. It Just so happened that right around the time I had enough saved, I found the MA6850 for sale 50miles from were I lived and at a very decent price. I bought it along with the MVP861 and B&W CM8. I later added the D100 and MR74. I absolutely love the MA6850 and will never get rid of it. To my surprise, the MR74 is my second favorite piece of gear. I plan on sending to Terry this summer.
Sorry for being long winded, but I feel like I'm talking about one of my kids and not too many people "get it". I will post more pics as update. Next up, MT5!