I do not have a REALLY deep listening experience with Mac Intosh (there are several lines of products in the last decades so different ) but as a reputation I vuold compare it to Apple ( they are both MAC 😂) ... a class apart. That's why some people adore them, others hate them 🤷♀️
McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer
More unvarnished truth from YouTube.
"real audiophiles...know it doesn't sound that good"
https://youtu.be/sMUQqAagKm0?t=181
Real audiophiles -- be aware. You've been read the Riot Act.
Discuss.