McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer

A MC2105 is between 45 and 55 years old.  They were produced from 1967 to 1977.  Comparing an unserviced old technology amp to anything not from that era is hard to do.  I will say that a refreshed MC2105 has value n today’s market, not to mention demand.  Can that be said of its contemporaries.  Perhaps why McIntosh has been in business for over 70 years.  The sound is not for all, but there is a huge following for the brand.

Why must people try to fell superior by trying to diminish the choices of others.  I would ask the posters who feel sorry for certain gear owners, would you fell sorry for me because I enjoy driving my 1958 Bugeye Sprite with power nothing over my twin turbo Mercedes?  

I have a pair of MC501 monoblocs running my 3.6 Maggie’s.  I bought them used 15 years ago for 6K.   I could sell them tomorrow for 6K.  I will probably never sell them, but try that with any other brand amplifier.  
 

The reason the hold there value is that they are quality products that last a long time and have a following (and NO they are not all sheep).

I ran through a few amps before finding my 501s and they make my Maggie’s sing.
 

And to complete the circle, I have a C220 tube preamp bought about the same time that still sounds great and is worth more than I paid for it.  I just took a Ms300 music server out of my system that was still working to go to all streaming, but 15 years out of a computer based product is amazing.  FYI, my new MB20 works seamlessly with my iPad and iPhone.