Property of Strider Shurtliff
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October 14, 06:13 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Property of Strider Shurtliff
[Power Amplifier]
McIntosh MI-൩200 amplifier & power supply, ca. 1960s
Monaural power amplifier (8.5 x 10.5 x 19’’). Grey hammertone finish, 200 watts, with power supply, wth M168 output transformer. Tubes: 2-8005 outp🌠ut, 2-6BX7, 2-6AV5, 12AU7, 12AX7, 2-5Y3, 4-5U4. Serial number: 1B035. Worn from use.
Rare. Originally designed for industrial applications rather than live concerts, the MI-200’s are exceedingly scarce and desirable among collectors. Versions of thജe MI-200 were produced from 1953 to 1966. This model, likely ca. 1960s, was used live by the Grateful Dead—a rare and innovative application of industrial technology to live performance.
"Big" Steve Parish: “These extremely rare old tube McIntosh amps were purchased by Owsley for his P.A. system experiments at Alembic studios, and were used at Altamont. As the years passed, Bear gave them to Ram Rod to use for his home speaker system.”
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