To be honest my experience with mcintosh amps is not that good. I heard them at shows a couple of times and one time I visited someone who had a pair of mac mono blocks. They all sounded warm and veiled to me. A bit like older tube amps. The audiophile I was visiting has a ML 380S pre amp and mac mono blocks. But the sound was so dull and lifeless. I was there to buy his speakers, and when I hooked up my own amp a mere 100watt integrated amp the speakers came alive and there was music.
Now maybe I just heard some badly match systems but while I like the mac looks I don't think I will ever consider buying a mac amp.
Now maybe I just heard some badly match systems but while I like the mac looks I don't think I will ever consider buying a mac amp.