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Do true audiophiles own Mcintosh gear

It seems like all the high-end dealers I have bought from or talked to think that Mcintosh is living on it's past reputation. The 2 stores that carry it locally are more mid-fi stores than high-end. I have a friend that swears by it but he hasn't listened to his Mcintosh in over 2 years. What do you think?
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alycat
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No. McIntosh is kitschy looking overpriced Mid Fi with chromed plastic knobs. GROSS!!!
brianmgrarcom
1,317 posts
 
Having actually owned McIntosh, the knobs are metal. I had an amp damaged in shipping and some knobs were damaged and I had to replace them.
electroslacker
375 posts
 
The Mc452 is rated highly by serious reviewers. Here's an interesting amp shootout of 41 amps where McIntosh does well. http://www.amp-shootout.com/2.html
ebm
9,311 posts
 
Yes they did 50 years ago.
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mapman
22,078 posts
 
If you go about it right you can make very good sound with Macintosh just like many others.
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