McIntosh MC1.25KW vs Luxman M-10X


Speakers Wilson Audio Alexia V.  MC1.25KW vs M-10X

chauncey

@deadhead1000,

”you need a very bright speaker to get the best out of a McIntosh.”   That is the biggest pile of BS I have heard Yet.  You embarrassed yourself. 

@stereo5 

Not sure why my opinion upset you so much. I have owned McIntosh and it always sounded best, in fact really good, with bright speakers. I'm not saying you can't use it with say Harbeth's or other British speakers for instance, but they are not going to get the best sound out of them as you would with B&W's or other speakers that are tilted more toward the higher frequencies then lower ones - and no that's not a knock on B&W. One of the best matches I have ever heard with McIntosh are with Horn speakers like Klipsch, I have not had an opportunity to listen to McIntosh amps with panel speakers, so I have no opinion on what that would sound like, so I did not give my opinion on that match.

Again, this is what I have heard and owned. So, no need to insult me or anyone else.  In any case, what McIntosh amps and speakers do you own or have listen too? I notice you didn't give the OP any advice or help, you just posted an insult. Not helpful to anyone. What was the point of your post? To insult and be mean another member who was only giving an opinion? As you state, You embarrassed yourself.

@deadhead1000,

you made a blanket statement regarding McIntosh that is untrue.  As for what I have, I have a McIntosh C2500 driving a McIntosh MC302 amp driving a pair of GE Triton Reference speakers.

you could have simply looked at my profile to see my 2 McIntosh based systems but I guess that is too much work. 

Your speaker has a "High-Velocity Folded Ribbon (HVFR) tweeter." you proved my point -  unless you don't like the sound of your own system. Glad to see you agree with me.

And you still haven't given the OP any useful opinion or advice.

I gave my opinion and will stick to it. McIntosh sounds best with brighter speakers. that's still not a knock on McIntosh, which again I have owned. It's OK to be a fanboy of a product, but there's still no need to insult another person's opinion. Do you also get riled up about Apple vs. Android too?