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Do people buy MAC gear for the blue meters

I have a friend of mine that owns all MAC gear but never listens to it. He says he just bought it for the glass front and blue meters. I have a feeling a lot of people are like my friend.

Taters (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-29-11

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01-29-11 The old phrase "he's got more money than sense" se ... Tpreaves

01-29-11 A good friend of mine has gone to an all mac system & is rea ... Driver

01-29-11 I can't think of another reason to buy it! lol Stanwal

01-29-11 My meters stay off. this thread is pointless. Wrm57

01-29-11 That’s not hard to believe. why does a guy spend 2.5 millio ... Phaelon

01-29-11 Uh oh. Hifihvn

01-29-11 Tpreaves, i believe the proper phrase is "more dollars ... Muzikat

01-29-11 Ah, i see that your friend is a "music lover" vers ... Douglas_schroeder

01-29-11 How strange! someone who buys gear for other reasons than th ... Sonicbeauty

01-29-11 I can think of another company that has big blue meters. 6550c

01-29-11 The name mcintosh does not have the letter "a" in ... Theo

01-29-11 Nonsense. they have a fantastic value proposition: great son ... Rhyno

01-30-11 I bought a squeezebox touch and often have the "meter&q ... Wolf_garcia

01-30-11 The funny thing is my friend has mac gear from 1995 and now ... Taters

01-30-11 This fellow goes to all 'blue man' shows, i can always spot ... Buconero117

01-30-11 Theo... ayres billet housing is part of the cooling system . ... Tmsorosk

01-30-11 No need for mac owners to become defensive,tater`s main poin ... Charles1dad

01-30-11 thank you charles. Tpreaves

01-30-11 Who wants an ugly girlfriend? if you have a beautiful girlfr ... Paul_graham

01-30-11 I love my mc275. no meters. i suppose there is better, but ... Tzh21y

01-30-11 There's nothing worse than being out of town and having your ... Hifihvn

01-30-11 I think mcintosh earnestly considers the addition of the met ... Glenfihi

01-30-11 The answer to the op's question is "yes". people ... Martykl

01-30-11 This is one product i think the meter just doesn't seem to f ... Hifihvn

01-30-11 Maybe because it's missing one. looks like it's monaural. Hifihvn

01-30-11 I first heard of mcintosh when i was in grade school. it wa ... Phaelon

01-30-11 The simple answer is "yes" but let's be fair. mcin ... Tonykay

01-30-11 Gosh theo, everybody figured out that mac meant mcintosh and ... Driver

01-30-11 Sure did. they've been called mac for way over half a centur ... Hifihvn

01-30-11 Tmsorosk, i realize it was part of the design and a part of ... Theo

01-30-11 Of course. many do. i love the look of mac gear! Mapman

01-30-11 Theo ... i agree 100 percent . appearance accounts for many ... Tmsorosk

01-30-11 Most people do want their gear to look nice if possible. ... Hifihvn

01-30-11 Gee my stuff looks boring!! the only 'cool' looking bit of g ... Elizabeth

01-30-11: Pops
I own 501's and the blue meters are secondary to the smile tattooed on my face!
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01-30-11 Taters, i am interested in your friends gear should he decid ... Sit

01-30-11 Sit, he is a hoarder. he never sells anything. he has so mu ... Taters

01-31-11 . i bought my oracle turntable because i thought it was beau ... Mitch4t

01-31-11 Don't know about the blue meters but i was at a store yester ... Dynguy

01-31-11 At one time, i think it could be argued that mcintosh cater ... Darkstar01