McIntosh and focal/jmlab

I'm running 501's with Micro Be's (w/ Revel Sub30) and absolutely love the combination. Overall, a very liquid and transparent sound without being analytical or "hyper" detailed. Along with an incredible sense of the recorded space there is an organic flow to things that draws the listener in. Of all the set-ups I've had over the years (there have been many) this has been by far the most rewarding musically. Gone are the days of listening to just one track on a CD if you know what I mean. Is it really 3am? ;-)

Happy Listening!

I am running MC501s with Alto Utopias. If I am not mistaken, the Nova Utopias were revieved a few years back by Stereophile and the amps driving them in the review were MC501s...or it may have been a review of the 501s using Nova Utopias. Look in the archives of Stereophile (or was it Absolute Sound??). I forget--look into that archive as well. Maybe someone else can chime in with more accurate info or a link to the review. The reviewer was VERY impressed--FWIW.

I really like my Alto Utopia/MC501 combo.

Pepe

I went ahead and bought the ma7000 and I love it.

Good for you! I have the 6600 and can only imaagine how great your 7000 must sound. Enjoy!

It's a great unit. Sounds just amazing.