Disappointing On Mcintosh......help

To my ears, McIntosh sounds wonderfully lush, like a Sequerra tuner with rich harmonics and deep power.  Like many audiophiles, I greatly prefer accuracy and detail.

Most overrated gear ever made....I live 2.5 hrs from a Mac superstore and I have auditioned their premier 300k + system as well as everything else they make and walked out after 1 song and ran home to my Atma-Sphere / Merlin system..... but I will say one thing about their stuff....the Mac Groupies who like to impress others about how much they spent on their systems love their blue lights....Mac like Wilson speakers is a very sterile un-involving  sound IMHO

Funny because their largest stereo amp is A rated by the mags for its sound / performance. and, McIntosh/Sonus Faber are owned by the same parent. I wonder what you'd have heard if it was a true blind listening scenario...

Well if this discussion shows anything, it is that people like different sounding systems!  But it is quite interesting how McIntosh discussions evoke such passion and opinion.  I can think of no other brand which causes such divisiveness.  Or brand loyalty...which of course does maintain resale value.  For these and many reasons people (my self included)  'want' to like McIntosh. (and yes the tube stuff is quite different from the SS stuff).  For me, I chose to go in another direction, and feel my  equipment (AudioNet, Auralic  and PS Audio) is more resolving and interesting.  But I have fought and controlled any 'shrill' or excessive brightness.  My Revel speakers are on the smoother side (but much more revealing than the Sonus Faber I have heard).  My interconnects are Audience AU24 SX, which are amazing, copper, smooth and revealing.  My Classe amp is smooth. PS Audio, is described as 'more analog sounding' by many.  But we do appreciate McIntosh; they are a US icon.  In an age of buyouts and confusion, they lend stability to our hifi world.  Peace!  Ken

Mac service was always great with my gear. Slow though.... But I have learned that the servicing of just about any/all of what I would call "good gear", indeed takes patience.
  And, "Patience is a virtue"....