Audiozen, my operative is 'invasion', yours is 'New England'. Wherever it came from originally, the British in the UK had it down in the mid to late 70's. They simply did better with existing design concepts back then. Examples that imo are still competitive with current products found anywhere.
Does Mc Intosh make reference gear
I have been reading the current thread here about Mc Intosh being bashed. People are saying they use cheap parts or have a 70's type of sound. I don't know the Mc line that well. Do they make a reference line? If they do why don't you ever hear about it? If they don't maybe they should. I'm sure audiophiles would give more props to Mc Intosh if they made some cutting edge products.