McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer

I have a pair of MC501 monoblocs running my 3.6 Maggie’s.  I bought them used 15 years ago for 6K.   I could sell them tomorrow for 6K.  I will probably never sell them, but try that with any other brand amplifier.  
 

The reason the hold there value is that they are quality products that last a long time and have a following (and NO they are not all sheep).

I ran through a few amps before finding my 501s and they make my Maggie’s sing.
 

And to complete the circle, I have a C220 tube preamp bought about the same time that still sounds great and is worth more than I paid for it.  I just took a Ms300 music server out of my system that was still working to go to all streaming, but 15 years out of a computer based product is amazing.  FYI, my new MB20 works seamlessly with my iPad and iPhone.

OCD mikey will never sell any gear to a Mac owner, he's lost that fortune. Why hurt your own business like this. 

After decades of audio foolya' I'm finally, thankfully, at the point that when I can listen for hours on end and the music continues to sound lovely, that's all I care about.  I'm done with endless tube rolling, cable comparisons, this component compared to that component, SS vs Tubes vs Hybrids, and the endless roller coaster of searching for some "holy grail" (if you'll excuse my use of that trite and tired phrase.) Endless anecdotal hyperbole serves no one. Can there be a more subjective hobby than ours?

Now I simply want to listen to the music.  I find it liberating.

What most of you are forgetting is that this site does not have just Americans posting. Macintosh is far less purchased outside of America. It appears that some Americans have a loyalty towards the brand; that’s fine.

As I stated in a previous post in this thread, Macintosh is not for me; it would be pretty close to the bottom in the line of hi fi equipment I would consider.

Hmmm. I could say so many things….but I will not.

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