I always thought the McIntosh reputation was with their tube amps, the MC 60 and later MC 275.
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I am new to forum and I see many comments for and against McIntosh gear. I have 2 systems with MC2105 and MC2205 SS amps running Monitor Audio GS60 and PL200 speakers respectively. They sure sound sweet to me and I have no desire to change. But never say never, so is there anyone out there who had this vintage Mac SS product, thought it was great but then actually did side by side comparison with other SS amps, Bryston, etc and concluded they were wrong and the non Mac is just so much better. I have not done the side by side. Thanks much.