McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer

@bugsnest - top notch! 

I have the C53 and had the MC462 meaning, swapped out the 462 with a Luxman M10X and waiting on the C900u to replace the C53. I liked the way the Mcintosh sounds but love the way Luxman sounds.. Also have the MA352, that I will not give up.. Love that one.. So it’s a mixed experience for me..

@rman9 May I ask what speakers and speaker cables did you use with the MC462 and did you keep them when you swapped in the M10X? 

@jmeyers I am running Magico A3 pair with Kimber Kable 12TC. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have anything negative with the MC462, I had it for less than six months since I bought it. The dealer was kind enough to bring their demo model of the M10X and let me have it for a weekend. I don’t exactly know if it is because the M10X operating in Class A up to 12W before it switches to AB, it is just so clear and beautiful dynamics from lows to highs at lower volumes. Even at low volumes, you hear the punch of the bass and the hush silence. At higher volumes, the MC462 is very comparable.. But I tend to listen at lower level.. Also I prefer the Meters color of the Luxman over the Mcintosh big blue meters.. The dealer was able to get me a M10X within days of ordering it.. On the other hand I have to wait till June to get the C900U. Between the C900U and the C53, there is no comparison.. I had a demo model from the dealer again at home on that. The C53 simply does not posses the same dynamics as the C900U. I have paid for the C900U and anxiously waiting.. Luxman has been putting several of their models end of life.. I love the C900U a little too much and hence the anxiety

Good Lord!! I started to watch the video, couldn't get past the first two minutes.. What a waste of life and space.. I love my MA352, and it's not because I need to impress my friends..