what should i keep, shindo or mcintosh

In answer to your question about which one would fetch more money, if you're not willing to pay for the Audiogon bluebook feature, I'd suggest that you take a look in the classifieds, both pieces are up for sale (one Shindo just sold), that will give you an idea of at least what sellers think they're worth.

I'd keep the Mc

i have to tell you, after listing again and again, i think the mcintosh sound alot better then the shindo. it gives everything a little more punch. i think i will be selling the shindo. also i have been around shindo products for a year or so, i demo them every day, with every kind of set up at my dealer. im there about a good 6 hrs a week. you really dont need shindo wires to make them any better. though you might want to revers the plug, to change polarity, but i really think the major factor will be in 5 years the mcintosh will still be the same as the day i bought it, and the shindo, we really dont know. and to get parts you have to go to japan, and talk to ken. or his son

Not sure if I agree that the Shindo preamps do not have punch. My Masetto has lots of punch with my Lamm ML2's. It bettered my Wyetech Opal in this regard and I felt the Wyetech was one of the best I had heard.

Dmailer, what speakers are you running? I admit my Devore's are not super high efficiency at 90 dBs, I think that for the Shindo to really shine they need to be paired with higher efficiency speakers. Also, I'm sure your room has better acoustics than mine.