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mcintosh speakers
Actually, their speakers have been very successful.  
Whats playing on your system today?
Very disappointed with the new Shinedown.  One of the worst recordings in years.  It's so bad it sounds like very early digital. 
KEF Reference 5-Isoacoustics GAIA?
If I could afford them, I would have them under my GE Triton References. 
Whats playing on your system today?
John Coltrane, "Both Directions At Once:  New John Coltrane Deluxe 2CD"The Who, "Live At Fillmore East 1968 (brand new release)" 
Recommended phono stage to go with McIntosh
You could check with Audio Classics to see what they have in McIntosh phono stages.  Synergy is everything. 
Advice on the best DAC to match with an Aurender N100
I had an Aurender N100H and was using it with a Wyred4Sound DAC2 DSD SE dac.  It was a $2700 dac and the main reason I sold both pieces was because of the graininess.  My Sony HAPZ1ES at 2K totally out performed the above combination with no grit ... 
price of Oppo players threw the roof
It breaks my heart to read about people who bought a uber expensive amp or something from a 1 man operation, only to have the  person die or go out of business and leave the hobbyist with a very expensive piece of junk.I had 3 different Audible Il... 
Can someone explain to me why : Accupahse Equipment is that expensive ?
@roxy54...……………………………Experts or not, after 50 years in this hobby, nothing has drawn me in closer to the music than McIntosh.  There is a rightness to the sound that I didn't get with other comparatively priced equipment..  For the first time in y... 
Amplifiers
I was in the AVA room at last years RMAF and the sound was amazing.  I talked to Frank for quite a while and immensely enjoyed the sound in the room. 
Advice Needed
@jetter...………………………………Open Malwarebytes, go to settings, exclusions.  Type in:  ucarecdn.comand all will be well again. 
price of Oppo players threw the roof
@steveandbets.................i sent a message to the guy who boasted he had just gotten the 205 from Oppo and told him he had no shame. As expected, he didn’t answer. 
Advice Needed
You could right click on the Malwarebytes icon on task bar and temporarily disable while on Audiogon.   
Can someone explain to me why : Accupahse Equipment is that expensive ?
@uberwaltz...……………………I agree with going used.  I replaced almost all of my 2 systems with McIntosh which I bought used.  I could never have afforded them brand new.  I dropped over 18K on McIntosh and had I bought them new it would have been over ... 
Can someone explain to me why : Accupahse Equipment is that expensive ?
In the early80's or perhaps even late 70's, the audio store I worked in was one of the first Accuphase dealers.  At the time, they were manufactured by Kensonic Labs which was an offshoot of Kenwood Electronics (Trio Electronics in other country's... 
price of Oppo players threw the roof
I spoke with customer service and was told they couldn't tell me how far up or down the list I am.  I  received my confirmation email on May 9 as well.  They told me they are all sold out of this batch but 3or 4 more shipments are due in between n...