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McIntosh C45

Average price
$5,366
Market sales
14
Price trend
↑ 428% vs prior year
$1,976Avg $5,366$45,000
Typical range $2,000 – $2,700 · middle 50% of transactions
Based on 14 market transactions via web search — not HiFi Registry sales. HiFi Registry sales will accumulate as new listings sell on HiFi Registry.

Price trend

Jan 25Jul 25Jan 26Jul 26

22 months of data shown — Listing Comps build richer history as transactions accumulate.

Sold or Listed Prices

DateSold or Listed for
May 2, 2026$45,000
Jan 31, 2026$2,000
Jan 31, 2026$2,000
Dec 20, 2025$2,775
Dec 30, 2025$2,000
Jan 18, 2026$2,075
Sep 23, 2025$2,800
Sep 12, 2025$2,700
May 7, 2025$2,200
May 6, 2025$2,400
Apr 15, 2025$2,700
Jan 25, 2025$2,500
Feb 11, 2025$1,997
Feb 11, 2025$1,976

14 market transactions via web search — not HiFi Registry sales.

Understanding the market

Half of recorded transactions fall between $2,000 and $2,700. The full observed range is unusually wide — the highest recorded price is 22.8× the lowest. A spread that wide usually means the recorded sales are not strictly comparable: different configurations or finishes, units sold for parts or with cosmetic damage, or listings where the model name is shared across more than one variant. Treat the middle range as the useful signal and the extremes as outliers worth investigating before you price against them.

Over the last twelve months this model averaged $13,003 across 7 recorded sales, 428% higher than the preceding twelve months.

What buyers should know

Check whether the unit uses tubes or solid-state gain, and if tubes, when they were last replaced. Confirm all inputs switch cleanly and the volume control is free of channel imbalance at low levels, which is the most common wear point.

This range reflects 14 recorded sales, compiled from publicly listed and completed sales elsewhere on the used market, not from HiFi Registry transactions. That is a large enough sample to price against with reasonable confidence, though condition and provenance still move individual units.

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