@chrisoshea - you're certainly right about 'bass', but if you're gonna be correcting people's spelling on public forums, you're gonna be a very busy fellow. 
An Audio Amateur's question about McIntosh Audio
I casually follow and read many of the mainstream audio gear magazines and YouTube reviewers. Most of them will publish annual lists of their top or favorite devices of the year, decade etc., and through them I am able to learn about high-end distinguished brands and their products.
On the other hand I have also noted from discussions among other audiophiles that equipment from McIntosh is of very high quality.
What I have noticed, however, is that I don't see any of the magazines or professional/semi-pro reviewers include a McIntosh product in their top recommended lists.
Why does this dichotomy exist? If McIntosh is so good why don't their products make it into top XYZ lsts?
I am a newbie and I might be missing something obvious. But I'd appreciate some education here.
Thanks,
Amit
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Really? You think McIntosh buyers are actually "awestruck?"
Would you please explain how the industry ran "roughshod" over Mac? Do you suspect some kind of conspiracy? |
Familiar enough. Live with it until I purchased a Project turntable with a Blue Poinrt#2 which triggered my search for high-end audio gear. Starting from scratch, every component purchase was a shock as I’m normally frugal up till then. I had Sony electronics and Pioneer speakers designed by Andrew Jones. My surround was from Cambridge Audio. |
mgrif104, I can appreciate your comments. Nice system! Knowing the brands and speakers, I think I have a pretty good idea of the sound you enjoy. I’m not surprised that there are some who would have the opposite reaction. It’s scary how much a demo piece can skew the perception of a system. I have a very wide variety of demo tracks; 1,000+ vocals and 700+ instrumentals. You are wise, and based on your nice rig, experienced enough to grant that other factors might have been in play in your impression. If we had both been seated and hearing the same demo track, we may have reached the same conlclusion. It would have been interesting to each hear three or four of our demo pieces and compare notes on that system. I wouldn’t be surprised if we found agreement on its performance characteristics. However, neither of us would be able to absolutely determine whether that speaker system, much less the components, would sound preferable to us in our rig. Only a direct comparison in our room would tell. That is one of the most challenging things about quick demos at shows. I typically do not request a review unless I can have a demo with my music. it’s the only way to orient to a known map for performance assessment. |
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