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Disappointing On Mcintosh......help

 3 Months ago  I went to NYC and stopped by the WOM  and auditioned several MCintosh gear...........and left a bit disappointed or not impressed...then I told myself   " lets give a second shot"  and went today to a  HIFI store and again Good room accoustics10K speakers , MC Preamp , MC Amplifier........ and again  the same disappointment I felt 3 month earlier.

Is that the "warm" sound people reffer to about Mcintosh?  
The sound is ample, base is powerfull  but the the sound is simply  not to clear, the hights are not too "crisp"  It sounds like the treble is set at 3 and needs to be adjusted at 9 or 10.
It seems like  the sound is  coming through a thin layer of paper ...that is the way I describe that sound.  

Then 20 minutes later I auditioned a Parasound A21+ and a JC5 and the sound was more clear and the highs were crispier

Whats your take on my experience?  or That is the MC "warm sound? 
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McIntosh has been putting lower quality parts in for some time 
look at the tons of $5 red wima caps ,
they are not even close to being more then average , resistors also 
for a company that charges over $5 k 
for all seperates  nice meters that’s it 
the top hybrid parasound designed 
by bascum king blows it away sonicly
i sold !McIntosh and have worked on 
upgrading products calling modding .
mc looks great but sonicly for the $$ could be much better.
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