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I've come full circle

When I started in audio in the late 90s, McIntosh was one of the only brands I recognized and I associated it with the top of the heap. Shortly thereafter, having quickly moved to 2a3 amps and high efficiency speakers, I thought that McIntosh was for the generations that came before me, that it was no longer high-endy enough, and that it's sound couldn't compete. After nearly 20 years of watching prices spiral out of control, I've changed my tune. My opinion is that they offer a solid, reliable, good sounding, well-engineered, attractive product for a fair price, both modern and vintage. **Disclaimer** I'm truly spent on this hobby after entering near the US SET craze and watching it devolve (my opinion) into an luxury arms race. So view my opinion through that lens.

I've owned MC30s and regret selling them. I'm currently using an MC240 which I use with my Metregon and will never sell and I have no need for my MR74 and MC2105but I can't bring myself to sell them yet.

Weird...before I posted this I was truly just staring at them thinking that I need to spring clean them out of here. Just can't do it.



Edits: 05/21/16

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