McIntosh C-26 (Production Years Unknown)
Not much is documented about the McIntosh C-26. The clearest identification is an illustration in Audio-Collection (p.165), credited to McIntosh Laboratory and captioned "McIntosh C-26 preamplifier." It sits in a section on separate stereo components. Past that, the model shows up mostly in classified ads.
A dealer ad in Audio (October 1982, p.124; December 1982, p.83) listed a used C-26 at $250. In the same lineup it sat between a C-24 at $175 and a C-28 at $425. By November 1985, another dealer listing in Audio (November 1985, p.118) had C-26s among more than forty McIntosh pieces in stock, alongside the C-28, 2505, 2105, MC225, MC240, and MC275, with a one-year trade-up policy.
That is about the whole public record. No production years, original price, specifications, or service literature have turned up in the sources available to the Archive. The C-26 was a McIntosh preamplifier that was still in specialist dealer stock in the mid-1980s. Its design and history are unrecorded here. If you own one, or have an owner's manual, schematic, or period brochure, the Archive would welcome it.
Known facts
- Type: Preamplifier (Audio-Collection, p.165)
- Used price (1982): $250 (Audio, October 1982, p.124; December 1982, p.83)
- Still in dealer stock as of 1985 (Audio, November 1985, p.118)
- Production years, original price, and specifications: not documented
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