AndyOrr
Experienced
We moved to a new home this summer. One of my requirements was an area where I could set up my hi-if stuff and have some fun. Hi-fi is a lot like playing guitar. I swap speakers, amps, turntables, cartridges, tonearms, replace crossovers, capacitors, etc., in search of the ultimate tone (sound familiar?). It’s a fun hobby for a musician. But, it requires a good listening area and a very patient significant other.
At my old house, I kept my big McIntosh MA2275 integrated amp in our main room with a giant set of Klipsch Cornwall speakers. The room was less than desirable for playback, so much so that I used to say, “I don’t think I’ve ever really heard what that Mac can do.”
I finally set up the Mac last night in its new space and spun a few albums. Holy cow is an understatement. I was playing 60’s and 70’s soul recordings from The Intruders, Dusty Springfield, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, The Spinners... It was unbelievable. The level of detail, the soundstage, the drums, the horns, that bass!
I have other highly regarded hi-fi gear from Marantz, Primaluna, Manley, etc., that I always thought was probably in the same league as the McIntosh stuff. I was wrong. This is another level. Those guys in Binghamton, NY really know what they’re doing.
Anyway, just wondering if anyone else shares the same appreciation.
At my old house, I kept my big McIntosh MA2275 integrated amp in our main room with a giant set of Klipsch Cornwall speakers. The room was less than desirable for playback, so much so that I used to say, “I don’t think I’ve ever really heard what that Mac can do.”
I finally set up the Mac last night in its new space and spun a few albums. Holy cow is an understatement. I was playing 60’s and 70’s soul recordings from The Intruders, Dusty Springfield, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, The Spinners... It was unbelievable. The level of detail, the soundstage, the drums, the horns, that bass!
I have other highly regarded hi-fi gear from Marantz, Primaluna, Manley, etc., that I always thought was probably in the same league as the McIntosh stuff. I was wrong. This is another level. Those guys in Binghamton, NY really know what they’re doing.
Anyway, just wondering if anyone else shares the same appreciation.