McIntosh MR78 Value & Price History

As of 2026-11-05, a McIntosh MR78 has a market value at around $195; restored examples average $4,810. Based on 394 estimated sales.

Market value $195 Typical range $95–$800 · based on 394 recent sales Estimated sale prices · 394 events · updated today · how we compute this Note: sellers are currently asking $1,350–$1,700 for this model. The gap between typical sale prices and asking prices is unusually wide.`

Currently listed from$1,350

Restored / serviced$4,810

Original retail (1972)$1,400 · ~$10,150 today

Price history

Asking median is down 5% over the last 90 days ($1,578 → $1,495).

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Date	Asking	Restored	Sold
2026-08-08	$1,578	$1,700	—
2026-08-29	$1,637	$3,565	$95
2026-09-05	$1,578	$3,565	$113
2026-09-12	$1,523	$3,565	$104
2026-09-19	$1,350	$3,565	$145
2026-09-26	$1,523	$3,565	$145
2026-10-03	$1,695	$3,565	$114
2026-10-10	$1,495	$3,565	$142
2026-10-17	$1,495	$3,565	$179
2026-10-26	$1,423	$3,565	$179
2026-11-02	$1,495	$4,810	$562
2026-11-05	$1,495	$4,810	$195

Daily trimmed medians from qualifying eBay listings; days without a fresh sync are not plotted.

Specifications

Years produced	1972–1977
Type	Amplifier
Brand	McIntosh
Original MSRP	1,400 (1972)
Inflation-adjusted	~$10,150 today
Market value (sold)	$195
Currently listed (asking)	$1,495
Restored value	$4,810
Value vs MSRP	+7%

Buying notes

McIntosh FM tuner, considered by many the best FM tuner McIntosh made. The front-end alignment is critical; a properly aligned MR78 is an high tuner; a drifted one is mediocre. Front-end alignment and recap $210-320. McIntosh service service documentation is available.

Parts & supplies

Common maintenance items for the McIntosh MR78. eBay links are model-specific searches; Amazon links are for generic supplies that work across most equipment.

McIntosh MR78 capacitor recap kit on eBay →
McIntosh MR78 replacement knobs on eBay →
Fuses for the McIntosh MR78 on eBay →
DeoxIT D5 — cleans oxidized contacts, quiets scratchy pots on Amazon →
Multimeter — check DC offset before connecting speakers on Amazon →
Speaker wire on Amazon →

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