You might want to look at the Nordost Frey, which many experts found better than the Valkyrja for a fraction of the price, hence the reason to discontinue the Valkyrja. You could also listen to Nordost Tyr, which is the model replacing the Valkyrja in the Nordost reference line.
I personnaly have the Nordost Frey and I am quite impressed with their sound, fast, full sounding, great mid. I think they would match well with your McIntosh gear which are known to have a slow and kind of fat sound (and I don't mean that in a negative way). My local Mac dealer uses Nordost cables with their Mac equipment and the sound is great.
I personnaly have the Nordost Frey and I am quite impressed with their sound, fast, full sounding, great mid. I think they would match well with your McIntosh gear which are known to have a slow and kind of fat sound (and I don't mean that in a negative way). My local Mac dealer uses Nordost cables with their Mac equipment and the sound is great.