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McIntosh, your experience?
I bought my first (two) pieces of kit from McIntosh earlier this year. It has been nothing short of a wonderful experience. I felt like I got the real white glove treatment. It’s sold me on the idea of buying my equipment brand new, if it makes se... 
Unbelievable
Marketing for Yamaha teams differs from region to region. As far as I know, there is no mention of the finish improving signal to noise ratio on the Canadian or American websites for Yamaha. 
Wharfedale Elysian 4 Incredible build quality and sound, but made in China.
stereo5, you are the only one here thumping your chest and crying. I have zero interest in american politics. I value companies that take pride in their rich history and heritage and am willing to pay a premium for it. I stand by what I said, ... 
Why So Many Raidho Speaker For Sale?
The Raidho D1.1 is one of the nicer looking bookshelf I have ever seen in burl walnut, but at $37,000 USD/pair when they were being sold, they offer some of the most extraordinarily bad value when it comes to speakers out there. Not only that, but... 
What to buy?
Polk LSIM 707 
Townshend Audio Podiums - current owners opinion on the merits of this product
Piece of wood isn't going to change bass. Placing the speaker higher off the floor will obviously raise the woofer off the floor as well and that can certainly change tonality of the speaker sound. You don't need over priced piece of wood to do th... 
In Defense of Audiophiles, Bose, Pass, Toole and Science
I am active on ASR but I am trying to be less active. It’s hard because it’s one of the nicer communities that exist in this hobby so I keep coming back. I disagree with you about their measurements and claim that they are unscientific. They are m... 
How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present
It's a boomer thing to talk with many ellipses and emojis  
How many NICE looking high end floor standing speaker are there at present
JBL K2 S9900, Magico M2, M3, M6, Focal Sopra, and Utopia, and Wilson Alexia 2, Alexx, and Sasha DAW are some of my favourite speakers looks wise. But they are all so hecking expensive! 
In the middle of a pandemic, Stereophile reviews ~ $30K equipment
I get the point you're trying to make but what's people's problem with Walmart.... 
Speaker recommendations for MC275
JBL 4367 is the ideal candidate for you. Your room is the perfect size, your budget just right. And many, many people, including myself use McIntosh with them. 
Leben CS600 or Atmasphere or ARC
Any thoughts about McIntosh tube amps? 
New Yamaha integrated amps
tordial wont matter much with this design because of the topology of it, its easy to eliminate noise. there's a reason why yamaha went with this old circlotron design. and anyways tordial transformers doesnt automatically mean it has higher noise ... 
Why are there no Reviews of the Pass Labs XP-22. Is there anyone with strong feelings?
what about the xs preamp? 
Best Preamp round $8000
Pass Labs B1