Do people buy MAC gear for the blue meters

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I bought my Oracle turntable because I thought it was beautiful. Fortunately, it sounded great. Years later bought a Michell Gyrodec turntable because I thought it was even more beautiful than the Oracle (younger woman), it sonded good too. I would love to own the Sonus Faber Stradivari....never heard them, but they are gorgeous. All things being equal, I'll take the better looking stuff every time.
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Don't know about the blue meters but I was at a store yesterday spending some time with some speakers for fun and I really, for the first time, got to play, touch, feel and listen to the SACD/CD player and it was amazing, beautiful, built like a tank and perhaps for the fist time I see where some folks might be attracted. It sounded quite nice as well.

At one time, I think it could be argued that McIntosh catered to the Doctor and Lawyer communities, who could afford spending top money but may have been more concerned with looks then sound.

Those days are over. McIntosh makes some excellent equipment that looks great and is built to last a lifetime. While it maybe bested by other companies in terms of producing the last ounce of detail and transparency, in my opinion it still can hold its own amongst the majority of other hi-end companies.

And no, I don't own any equipment with blue meters.