I agree with Ljgj. I too have fallen in love with Mc sound and despite auditioning extensively, I have yet to find any combo in the price range to justify replacing mine. I will be buying an MHT100 soon to add to my Mc separates for HT. I auditioned the MHT with a B&W speaker setup and it sounded absolutely incredible. Not to mention it is a steal compared to the MX134/MC206 which, BTW does not really sound any better/different. I own the MC7100 amp from which the MHT100 amps are derived (mine is rated with more power but the MHT can really rock just as well) and it seduces me daily with its soundstage, resolution, and above all, musicality. Some people may tell you that the MHT does not have the latest formats (DTS EX, Dolby ES) but there are extremely few titles available in these. Like SACD only worse, so it is no big deal IMO. It sounds holographic with excellent presence and comes with features to spare like full pre-outs, 2 channel bypass so you can use it as a regular 2 channel preamp with all processing out of the loop, two independant zones, etc. Email me if you need more info as I have been looking into all this in great detail. Disclaimer: I am just a Mc fan and am not business-affiliated with them in any way :) I too use Paradigm (reference studio) speakers and find them to be a true bargain for being so capable - I ditched my B&W N802s for them. Mcs have an excellent synergy with them.
Some people here don't like Mc but nothing pleases everyone anyway. If you like their sound, buy Mc and love it.
Some people here don't like Mc but nothing pleases everyone anyway. If you like their sound, buy Mc and love it.