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Vintage Mcintosh Speakers - your thoughts?

I am thinking of puting a vintage system together - possibly atound a Fisher 500 series receiver or other classic gear and am quite enamored of the look/style of vintage McIntosh speakers like the ML-1C. Does anyone have any thoughts/experience with this model or others in the vintage McIntosh lineup? .. and yes I do want to stick with vintage speakers - to my ears they still measure up to many of today's crop .... measurements aside!

Many thanks,

John
jpstereo
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porziob
316 posts
 
Those Mac spkrs. need the Mac equalizer. They'll tax severely, if not kill, any Fisher 500 unless you listen @ low levels.
jpstereo OP
53 posts
 
Wasn't aware of that. Many thanks! Can you suggest other classic speakers that may be a better match?
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ditusa
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jbl 4430/4435 studio monitor.
elevick
2,636 posts
 
Klipsch Heresey
rlwainwright
1,904 posts
 
All the Mac speakers I ever heard were not very good. McIntosh should stick to building electronics and such, their speakers are decidedly second rate. IMHO, of course...

-RW-
jaybo
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actually they are very good with big power.
tigerwoodkhorns
130 posts
 
Elvick,

I think that I sold you a pair of Heresys on teh Klipsch Forums. Heresys are great speakers atthat price point.

Chris
elevick
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Chris,
I bought my Heresys from a friend 20 years ago and sold them to another friend. Then, I moved into Cornwalls for a long time. Sorry, but it definitely wasn't you. However, it's amazing that this friend that sold me the Heresy's has been a friend for 35-40 years, moved to Georgia and I ran into him again a few years ago on audiogon! Small world.
rlwainwright
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Jaybo, I listened to the Mac speakers using very high-quality (and powerful) amplification. The KEFs, ADSs, and Spendors walked all over them, it was no contest. BTW, this listening was done while I was a salesman for a hi-end audio salon. I had lots of time on my hands during weekdays and I did a LOT of listening...

-RW-
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