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In Reply to: Does Mc Intosh have a house sound posted by sudz1234@yahoo.com on May 18, 2013 at 12:30:28:
OK, I admit that was my experience with just one McIntosh tube integrated amp in one setup at a dealer showroom. The MA-2275 tube integrated was driving a pair of B&W tower speakers. I don't recall the model but it sounded flabby and bloated in the bass and slightly compressed and veiled overall.
We switched to a Musical Fidelity solid-state integrated at a fraction of the price and it sounded so much better. Deep tight bass, transparent and clear, no more veil or compression. Perhaps a speaker mismatch for the McIntosh MA-2275? I don't know but the 'cheapie' Musical Fidelity was significantly better in this setup.
Is that the McIntosh house sound? I have no idea. And I have yet to hear a McIntosh solid state amp.
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- My one McIntosh Experience: Rich warm bloated flabby and veiled - AbeCollins 05/18/1313:04:55 05/18/13 (38)
- RE: My one McIntosh Experience: Rich warm bloated flabby and veiled - RGA 08:06:28 05/22/13 (10)
- RE: My one McIntosh Experience: Rich warm bloated flabby and veiled - AbeCollins 00:02:26 05/24/13 (7)
- RE: My one McIntosh Experience: Rich warm bloated flabby and veiled - RGA 20:33:52 05/24/13 (5)
- RE: My one McIntosh Experience: Rich warm bloated flabby and veiled - hifi heretic 08:56:00 05/25/13 (4)
- RE: My one McIntosh Experience: Rich warm bloated flabby and veiled - RGA 22:08:57 05/25/13 (1)
- and - RGA 22:17:57 05/25/13 (0)
- RE: My one McIntosh Experience: Rich warm bloated flabby and veiled - sudz1234@yahoo.com 11:18:27 05/25/13 (1)
- RE: My one McIntosh Experience: Rich warm bloated flabby and veiled - RGA 22:51:21 05/25/13 (0)
- RE: My one McIntosh Experience: Rich warm bloated flabby and veiled - fantja 02:13:10 05/24/13 (0)
- RE: My one McIntosh Experience: Rich warm bloated flabby and veiled - Hornlover 09:39:43 05/22/13 (1)
- RE: Not making enough money - sudz1234@yahoo.com 10:40:15 05/22/13 (0)
- I worked for a MAC dealer in 1977. - mbnx01 10:38:33 05/19/13 (17)
- Actually - E-Stat 10:54:59 05/19/13 (16)
- RE: Actually - geraldm121 17:44:40 05/19/13 (13)
- No - E-Stat 19:56:11 05/19/13 (8)
- Heheheh......... dead on, on that one -t - Sordidman 10:51:51 05/20/13 (0)
- RE: No - geraldm121@hotmail.com 03:30:22 05/20/13 (4)
- RE: No - E-Stat 06:54:08 05/20/13 (2)
- RE: Blue meters - sudz1234@yahoo.com 09:47:00 05/20/13 (1)
- Tell him about - E-Stat 10:50:37 05/20/13 (0)
- Please forgive E-stat - hifi heretic 05:59:43 05/20/13 (0)
- RE: No - sudz1234@yahoo.com 20:03:15 05/19/13 (1)
- You mean McIntosh "core values"? - E-Stat 20:08:58 05/19/13 (0)
- Curious.... - AbeCollins 18:35:22 05/19/13 (3)
- RE: Curious.... - geraldm121 06:45:10 05/20/13 (2)
- RE: Curious.... - AbeCollins 07:36:45 05/20/13 (1)
- RE: Curious.... - geraldm121 04:14:00 05/21/13 (0)
- LOL !! - AbeCollins 11:32:58 05/19/13 (1)
- RE: Life style brand - sudz1234@yahoo.com 12:35:01 05/19/13 (0)
- As a longtime Mac owner, and recent convert to tubes - oldmkvi 17:05:20 05/18/13 (1)
- RE: As a longtime Mac owner, and recent convert to tubes - rick_m 07:48:32 05/20/13 (0)
- Insipid - E-Stat 14:04:52 05/18/13 (1)
- RE: Insipid - llanger2003@yahoo.com 13:55:21 05/19/13 (0)
- You NAILED the MAC sound. 100%. thanks, (now I do not have to say it first) nt - Elizabeth 13:41:04 05/18/13 (4)
- My experience may not represent typical "Mac sound" - AbeCollins 17:50:44 05/18/13 (3)
- RE: My experience may not represent typical "Mac sound" - geraldm121 04:58:14 05/19/13 (2)
- RE: My experience may not represent typical "Mac sound" - oldmkvi 07:27:32 05/19/13 (1)
- RE: My experience may not represent typical "Mac sound" - geraldm121 14:12:02 05/19/13 (0)