I know much of this thread and speaking of McIntosh sound, the conversations are mostly centered around their Amps. What about their preamps?
How do people feel newer preamps like the C52 and C53 stack up?
Perhaps because I'm old school, I like that there is some onboard sound shaping provided. Or is that a monkey wrench with added garbage in the audio path?
I imagine there's some number of ways to look at it.