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Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh?

With the exception of some of there tube gear, not many really use this stuff(or admit to it anyway), I am mainly referring to there amps. They look pleasant, they look good on paper and have the price of high end gear, but I seldom hear anyone claiming to like or one day dreaming of owning McIntosh. I have never really listened to there stuff, no good word of mouth sort of scares me away from it, the only people who like it are those who sell it, an uncanny coincidence? I don’t know. Sorry it this has been covered many times in the past, I ran a search and could not find anything.
tireguy
cmdog
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Buy what YOU like and quite worrying about what others think. After all, you should be buying for your satisfaction, not to impress others. Who cares what others think about your system.
audioquest4life
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"Buy what YOU like and quite worrying about what others think. After all, you should be buying for your satisfaction, not to impress others. Who cares what others think about your system."

Great post! Currently, enjoying a brand new pair of MC2301's. Very enjoyable and effortless power driving a pair of B&W N800's.

Based on my experiences over the years, I believe the Mc's sound is in the same league as other well respected manufacturers, obviously, with their own sound, which is either appealing or not so appealing to others. Having owned other flavors of SS and tube amps over the years from pioneer, carver, adcom, mark levinson, soundscraftsman, Bryston, Octave, Crown, and Rotel, the macs certainly sound excellent to these ears.

Enjoy what you own for right now. If you stay in this hobby long enough, you will roll through many pieces of audio equipment, sometimes as much as people roll tubes or swap out cables. The amps I replaced lasted 7 years before the swap to the macs. Some equipment I even thought was my last purchase, hmmm, should I say that about the new MC2301?
onemug
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"Enjoy what you own for right now. If you stay in this hobby long enough, you will roll through many pieces of audio equipment, sometimes as much as people roll tubes or swap out cables. The amps I replaced lasted 7 years before the swap to the macs. Some equipment I even thought was my last purchase, hmmm, should I say that about the new MC2301? "

Prophetic.

My crystal ball sees a SET amp in your not so near future. :-)
isochronism
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This thread has been going for over eleven years.
I honestly never had the pleasure to listen to McIntosh. I would like to.
Mc2301 @ 300 watts! I am currently listening to a pair of mono's @ 3 watts total.
How's that Onemug? :)
onemug
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Isochronism,

You have heard the light. :-)

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