Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh?

hi gregpen:

when you say the roland sounded too calm and collected, what do you mean ? i have auditioned many roland amps and pres, but not in my own stereo system. i have also heard older roland gear with avalon speakers in nyc at an audio dealer. i wouldn't characterize the sound of roland as calm and collected.

also, are you suggesting the roland sounds more like an old tube sound and the mac more like a modern, non-tubey presentation ?

also the question about mac and audio enthusiasts perhaps should focus on the strengths and weaknesses of mcintosh amps, preamps and digital sources.

Please..."Rowland"

Drubin- LOL

Your right though, it's not a synth or a midi. : )

I am considering taking the plunge and try out a Tube amplifier in my system. I have a McIntosh MC402 amplifier, C2200 preamp, MCD201 CD player, and Legacy Audio Focus 20/20 speakers. I am considering Bi-amping. Using a tube amplifier to drive the mids and the highs in the speakers, and the MC 402 to drive the woofers. My questions are: How do I go about selecting a tube amp that would match the MC 402 for the Bi-amp application? Shouldn't I be concerned about matching the gain and input sensitivity of both amplifiers? The MC 402 has a input sensitivity of 2V (Unbalanced) and 4V (balanced), but I am not sure what the gain is because the MC 402 specification has several listings for db, but did not specify the output gain in db. I am considering the following tube amps: MC 2102, a Cary CAD 120S, and an Audio Space NOVA 88 mono block. Does anyone have a Bi-Amp configuration in their system, or Does anyone have some guidance for me, especially on the input sensitivity and the gain for the amps?

Thanks

Mando..