Classic McIntosh sound?

As a Mc owner I can only say that the "classic mcintosh sound" is a warmer, detailed and accurate sound. There are better products "sonically" but none better dependability and build than a mcintosh. look on the mcintoshlabs.com website for reviews if any are there on the 6900.

The "classic McIntosh sound" is as described in the fellows response ahead of mine, but that sound is always associated with their amps that have the auto-formers. Try a MC7200, and you will have a different opinion! That's a direct-coupled amp, and is a great sounding amp. As far as reliability, there is none better!

I recently bought the McIntosh MCD205 cd player and the McIntosh MA6900 Integrated amplifier. The overall sound quality is great with my Sonus Faber Grand Piano speakers. The extra power plus the tube like quality of the MA6900 make these speakers really stand out. I was very suprised at how good it sounds (and so were my friends). A review of the MA6900 is available at www.mcintoshlabs.com in their review section. Hope this helps. cheers..

Warm, musical. Not analytical at all. There have been several reviews of the MA6900: Stereophile and several British mags. All very positive. I had it for a while, then upgraded to the tubed seperates. Even better.