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Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh?

With the exception of some of there tube gear, not many really use this stuff(or admit to it anyway), I am mainly referring to there amps. They look pleasant, they look good on paper and have the price of high end gear, but I seldom hear anyone claiming to like or one day dreaming of owning McIntosh. I have never really listened to there stuff, no good word of mouth sort of scares me away from it, the only people who like it are those who sell it, an uncanny coincidence? I don’t know. Sorry it this has been covered many times in the past, I ran a search and could not find anything.
tireguy
sit
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Dear Krellm7, I do not know if you've ever heard the XR-7 speakers accompanied by the MQ-107 Environmental Equalizer.
The sound is so rich and natural that I believe they still compete with far more expensive units today. My beef with McIntosh is the lack of service/support based upon my experiences. Admittedly Mac quality on speakers went down for many years and may still be down, I don't know. But they had some terrific units in the 70's and early 80's. Beautiful to look at too with rather timeless design and very high quality materials and workmanship overall.
sit
315 posts
 
BigJoe,
Thanks so much for your response. I will be contacting Michigan Sound very soon. Damn though, I really did like the sound eminating from the MC2300. Wish Mac could have done more (something ... anything) to help repair that unit.
John (Sit)
7b4me
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larry,you failed to quantify what you call "degree of resale value" is it even possible to do? I won't believe mc has the best without proof.
wwwrecords
172 posts
 
7b4me, I am not Larry, but this might say something to help confirm what Larry stated.

http://www.classicaudio.com/value/mac/index.html

Also, Larry didn't say Mc has the best resale value, just that it was good.
mj908
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"My beef with McIntosh is the lack of service/support based upon my experiences. "

I thought MAC provide the best support bar none, just yesterday I was able to get a faceplate for a model more than 10 years old abd get personal tech support from Chuck!
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