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In Reply to: RE: Mcintosh Early Days. posted by Michael Samra on June 27, 2016 at 01:16:44
That could be 1960s... the company dates back to the late forties.
(mid-50s Mac ad)
all the best,
mrh
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The photo is of the Chambers St. plant, not the earlier Water St. facility.
On another note, I knew Sidney Corderman and doubt that he hung about the women on the line, and have no recollection of a George McIntosh, nor amplifiers falling of the end of the line.
McIntosh was considered a desirable place to work in a then prosperous community where major employers included Endicott Johnson, Link Aviation, Ansco, General Electric and IBM.
That picture is the early days of stereo because if you will notice,the Mc240s in the picture had their speaker terminals off to the right where the later ones were centered.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
I wanted to show the ladies that built the stuff..A lot of good looking women even tho they are as old my mother but I can imagine that old George Mcintosh and Sidney Corderman liked to hang out in the shop area quite a bit.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
Edits: 06/27/16
But mommy isn't one of those, I've known her all these years
There were a lot of highly skilled women who lost their jobs when the war ended, who were used to having money in their pocket. It would have made good business sense to hire them.
Dave
Which remains the case for detail work both there and at Audio Research. The following link was introduced over at Planar.
Click here for tour of ARC facility
The first video visits one who stuffs boards and another who specializes in soldering.
Nice film.Now Mac and ARC are owned by the same people but their philosophy remains pretty much the same in the people they serve.
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong" H. L. Mencken
but their philosophy remains pretty much the same in the people they serve.
Both companies share the same high quality build philosophy, but that's where the comparison ends.
You'll never find Audio Research versions of these:
McIntosh has built an entire culture around blue meters. :)
Mac is the Harley-Davidson of the audio world.
Sheesh, what a racket!
Maybe, but the early tube amps and their transformers always reminded me of Lionel trains and those big, honking transformers that were used to run them.
at the size of an H-D dealer in Vegas. Three-fourths of the immense square footage was devoted to accessories. Want some H-D panties for that special lady? No problemo!
Willie G laughs all the way to the bank. :)
Maybe eleven years ago. You're right, it's absolutely mammoth.
The Capitalist in me admires how H-D manages to thrive selling $100 pairs of bedroom slippers at their boutiques. The old-school biker in me is embarrassed by the entire fashion show atmosphere.
I'm the kind of H-D rider they don't like. I buy a bike, and keep it forty years. I don't wear their T-shirts (unless someone gives me one), don't buy their oil, filters, spark plugs, etc. The last time I was in a dealer was probably about four years ago, for a gasket.
I used to date a woman who was into all that H-D crap. At her birthday party, someone from her family commented that they were surprised that I didn't buy her a pair of Harley panties for a present.
I said, "$49 for a pair of sequined Harley panties? No thanks. Besides, I could choke on a sequin." I saw more than a few sour-lemon faces at the party after that comment. Oh well.
I used to date a woman who was into all that H-D crap.
Perfect for the dentist rider's lady to match his logo do-rag. :)
I couldn't find the Laredo track individually, so you're going to have to slide ahead to about 2:43. I think the Smothers Brothers sum it up nicely.
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