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McIntosh
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Joined: Feb 2004
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McIntosh: Made in the U.S.A. I thought it was an interesting story. I've always known about McIntosh since my dad owns their first series transistor amp. My uncle happens to owns a McIntosh tube amp. Of course they used to argue about which was better.
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Re: McIntosh
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Joined: May 2002
Posts: 5,745 Likes: 17
axiomite
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Mcintosh amps, bloody big, equally expensive. Pretty lights.
"Those who preach the myths of audio are ignorant of truth."
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Re: McIntosh
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Ya they are expensive but they don't break either!
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Re: McIntosh
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Joined: Feb 2004
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I have Krell amps. A few of mine are from the 90's.. Which doesn't seem "that" old.. Point being, the higher end American made products are made to last, also both of these brands are made by hand to a large extent..
I tried to get a Mcintosh 2 channel amp at an auction 2 weeks ago.. However, there was another person there that bid 75% of new retail, and i was completely unwilling to go that close to retail for an auction item... This same individual had winning bids all (8 or so) of the Mcintosh amps at the action...
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Re: McIntosh
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Joined: Feb 2009
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Speaking of pretty amps, I happened across these Canadian built amps at a local shop just before Christmas: http://www.classeaudio.com/delta/photos/index.htmSurprised I'd never heard of them before - still living in an audio bubble I guess. The sales dude gave me a quick demo hooked up to B&W 800 Diamond speakers. Hi-def female singer jazz track (forget her name) singing "Let it rain". The result was mesmerizing. I actually need to go back and get the name so I can buy the disk. Easily audition material. Cheers from a freezing Chicago!
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Re: McIntosh
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Joined: Sep 2004
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shareholder in the making
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I thought Classe was Australian. Shows how much I know.
::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::
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