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

Richiegtt,

We don't use foul language here, and I'm sure the moderators will inform you of that if you continue to do so.

As others have said it is personal taste and I love the sound of mine. But my mac is far more likely to still be working in 30 years.

Jessica Williams is pouring out her witty soul tonight…thru my 60 year old MC240…..

ah, sublime……

Jessica Williams 2001 Live At Maybeck

Mcintosh makes so many products, it started in the 80’s when they were purchased by Clarion. Now they are part of the Fine Sounds Inc family. Prior to the 1980’s they were mainly known for their rugged and built like a battleship amplifiers, over the decades this has not changed you just have to wade through a whole bunch of crap to find the Mac products that are worthy. The McIntosh MC352 is a great example of a double balanced push-pull solid state amplifier that sounds fantastic and was designed in house by Charles Randall ( McIntosh Pres). And of course the Magical MC275 tube amp, the MC2600 was a truly awesome sounding solid state behemoth. McIntosh also made many direct coupled amps to drive speakers with a more difficult load, these are less desirable on the used market. Today MAC makes high wattage solid state amps that are very expensive quad balanced designs. A amplifier to me has to drive my speakers NOT my ears, and I can listen quite loudly for long periods without ever feeling fatigued, that’s what a great McIntosh amp is all about!

Did you know that The Grateful Dead used McIntosh amplifiers for there shows even Woodstock. What a buncha lawyers! Hahahaha.

Also, Ive never met a Krell person who likes McIntosh...just saying.

Matt Miller

There are a lot of brick and mortar stores dealing in high end that can keep the doors open solely due to their McIntosh sales…and are therefore able to offer more esoteric gear as a benefit, even if these lines sell to a fraction of McIntosh. To me, that gives McIntosh value, as I want these folks to stay in business and continue to offer the variety that they do…anyone else agree with this?