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BMWCCA
The D60 was one of original amps I took home to audition back in 1970, or so, when I was looking to replace my Fisher SA1000 tube amp. The Crown/McIntosh dealer sent me home with the D60, D150, and DC300. I felt the sound of my JBL 030s improved with each more powerful amp but the D60 was more in my price range and the DC300 was far beyond it. So I compromised and bought the D150—which I still own today. I've not pursued the D60 in my Crown collectivism simply because I think the newest D60 is several years older than the oldest D75A or the D45s made in that same more-modern front-panel look (Macro-Tech knobs). I could be wrong and, to be fair, I've not compared the D60 to the D45 or D75A.
Riddle me this: Why is the D45 the "D-45" and the D75 the "D-75" but the D60 is the "D 60" without the hyphen? The D150 didn't grow a hyphen until the "D-150A SERIES II". Same with DC 300 which didn't grow its hyphen until the "DC-300A SERIES II". Sort of like the Ashly XR1001 and the XR-1001. :dont-know: