That's what I was fearing. I have heard some refer to the Mac sound as "veiled" and Kef as neutral, especially in the higher end and that did not seem like an ideal combo. I honestly have very little experience with high end systems and am trying to figure out (aged 58) a path forward on a reasonable budget (for now, under 2k). As I noted in another thread, I am not entirely committed to keeping the Mac gear, although it is by far the nicest stuff I have ever owned. I don't even know what an accurate, revealing system sounds like although I can guess. I do know that I do not like bright (who does?) and am even pretty sensitive to bright/shrill. Any suggestions from your list of speakers you "would rather have"?
Kef and McIntosh
any thoughts on matching Kef R3 or an older 103/3 with an MC2255 and C33 pre? I’m trying to decide if I keep the Mac gear long term but don’t really have any adequate speakers for them right now and these 2 options are available locally for pretty good price.
edit: should add that the Kube equalizer would be coming with the 103s