Speakers For McIntosh?


Hi,

I just want to know what kind of speakers you Mcintosh fans are using and recommend.

Thanks
Walter
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Showing 2 responses by exertfluffer

For music or HT...both?
For music, you might try the Thiels, NHT's, or other "matter of fact sounding speakers". The Mac's are forgiving and sweet on top. I think you'd be happy in this genre. Anything with that "transparent, uncolored, detailed sound" should do well. I can think of speakers like Maggies, Thiels, Wilson, Apogee, NHT's music line(not as refined ultimately), Talon, B&W Matrix 805's for cheap to Silver Sig's, Proac 2.5's, etc.
I would stay away from Sonus Faber, Mirage, Vandersteen, and other warmish and or veilied sounding speakers.
Otherwise, Macintosh's own speakers work well with those amps obviously. Good luck
I'll scratch the Paradigm, Phasetech, and Vandersteen(TOOO laid back, veilied, and soft for my taste with Mac's), and other warm charactered speakers(don't understand the whole, "warm, warm, warm thing!"). I like a balance that say's "transparent!" personaly, not a colored, manufactured sound. I'll also add that I like Macintosh "THX movie speakers" with Macintosh for movies! I think they do just fine.