It is more of what speaker you will drive with the Mac's....if you run SF then it will for sure not be "rock" system, but if you run Klipsch horn speakers or old Altec 19 or JBL 43xx series speakers you will have hard time to get the girls out of your house!
McIntosh and "hard" music?
I've been interested in Mac gear lately, and am considering picking up a piece - I'm MC150, MC202, MC252, MC275, or MA6900 at this point. I've only had the chance to hear the MC275 monos, MA6900, MA6300, and MC302 very briefly in showrooms. I found they have a really smooth, easy to listen to sound, and I can see the appeal, but maybe lacking too much in detail/focus/separation for me. I might be able to get past that, but every time I hear this gear or read a review the associated music is somewhat soft and romantic -- classical, jazz, opera, acoustic/vocal oriented stuff. I like a warm, emotive sound (Sonus Faber fan), but I also listen to a lot of rock, electronica, R&B, hip-hop (*gasp*).
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