I have owned several McIntosh integrated as well as other brands. The last Mcintosh I owned was the MA6500 and I was very impressed with the way it sounded. I would still own it but it was just too large to fit the new location my equipment is now in. I felt is was very forgiving with both source and speakers and had a very smooth tube like sound. I thought only McIntosh with Autoformer outputs had that quality. The 6900 should sound even better. Good luck and I do not think you can go wrong with McIntosh electronics.
