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My McIntosh system is complete at this point. I added vinyl about two years ago. I had kept all of my CDs from my previous audio setup. I decided to get back into McIntosh. I had a Mc system many years ago.
The rack is something I built myself while in lock down. It is 1" butcher block and 3/4" metal pipe. I basically replicated a VPI rack I had for a year. I really like how it came out. I saw another Audiogon member build one similar so I decided to give it a try. The materials were around $500 and about 12 hours of labor. Most everything I had delivered to the door but had to go and pick up the 6' lengths of butcher block. Let me know what you think.
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    • McIntosh C2700 Tube Preamplifier
    • McIntosh MC611 Amplifier (2)
    • McIntosh MCD600 SACD/CD Player
    • McIntosh MPC1500 Power Controller
    • McIntosh XR100 Loudspeaker System
    • VPI HW-40 Limited Edition
    • McIntosh MP1100 Phono Preamplifier

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You built a very nice shelf system which I assume is adjustable as well.
I bought a pair of Michael Green Justaracks (deluxe) many years ago for about $450 each. The MDF shelves are two inches thick, and easy to adjust- something I've had to do several times as needed for different components. 
It's not very pretty to look at (all black), but is extremely solid, even if you want a turntable. The thing is, except for Mapleshade (which is very expensive for two racks of four shelves, each), no one makes anything like this anymore. I'm not 
deriding high-end rack systems, but I certainly got a good return on my investment, and spent the money I saved on a preamp or a CD player.

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