McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer

@oldhvymec 

  Don't hold back, tell us what you really think.

"Mac is sort of like the Rolex of audio..."

russ69, 

How many times has that stupid, meaningless sentence been uttered here? And you have to do it once more...it's embarrassing.

Gotta order a pair of their new speakers 

This is either my first or second post here. Mostly, I just read but since I’ve got two vintage Mac amps, I decided to chime in. One has autoformers and one is direct coupled. I front one with a Mac preamp. The other with a Rotel preamp. Nothing sounds veiled to me. I truly don’t get where that comes from. As a matter of fact, the direct coupled MC2002 is quite lively. My MC2155 is smooth and warm and I anything but veiled. Speaker choice can make anything sound veiled or lively.

OD Mikey is an acquired taste  certainly.

I am considering a visit to hear his system.