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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
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
784 posts
 
Isochronism,

You have heard the light. :-)

45's.....2a3's.....or ????
isochronism
2,893 posts
 
Wavelength 45's. Have Wavelength 300B's also. Some day I plan to bi-amp with my pair of JBL 4550's with original HF drivers on grey fiber horns.
onemug
784 posts
 
Small world sometimes.

I am bi-amping a pair custom 2 ways with an active x/o. I use a 300b SET on the mid/woofer and a 2a3 SET for the tweeter. It's the best sound I have been able to re-create in my room.

FWIW: A Wavelength Duetto was the first SET I ever heard. It's what sold me on SETs to begin with.
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