Erik,
You're not the only one who's going to get murdered in your sleep, as I have yet to find a McIntosh component that I liked the sound of. And I find them hideously ugly.
My intro into audio was as a young college student in the early 90's. I liked electronics but the only thing I could afford were things at the local Pawn Shop. I came home one day with an 80's vintage Sony amp that I found curiously had the letters "ES" printed on one corner. I didn't know at the time exactly what that meant, but it sounded much better than anything else I had heard.
And the rest is history...
Michael
You're not the only one who's going to get murdered in your sleep, as I have yet to find a McIntosh component that I liked the sound of. And I find them hideously ugly.
My intro into audio was as a young college student in the early 90's. I liked electronics but the only thing I could afford were things at the local Pawn Shop. I came home one day with an 80's vintage Sony amp that I found curiously had the letters "ES" printed on one corner. I didn't know at the time exactly what that meant, but it sounded much better than anything else I had heard.
And the rest is history...
Michael