I think Paul is absolutely 100% correct.
I’ve owned a pair of Amati Futura loudspeakers for several years now. As Paul notes, they are not highly resolving speakers in the mold of Wilson, Infinity, VonSchweikart, etc.
If this knocks them off the high end pyramid then I’m totally ok with that.
McIntosh easily falls into that same camp. You know, it’s not real high end gear because it has flexible inputs and tone controls (blasphemy) and doesn’t use Mundorf or SonicCaps and oh my god there are PC boards and output transformers in there!
I’m ok with that too.
If high resolution is critical for audiophile nirvana, well I’ve been down that road and found out it’s a dead end. But that’s just me.
Tom
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Main System:
Amati Futura Mains
Amati Homage VOX Center,
Proac Response 1sc Rears,
Three MC2301's for L,C,R
MC 602 for the rears
C 1100, MX 151, MCD 1100, MR 80
Nottingham Dais with Wave Mechanic
Sumiko Palo Santos Presentation
SurfacePro 3, RPi 4, ROON, WW Starlight Platinum USB, Schiit Yggdrasil, Benchmark DAC3 HGC
MX 151, OppO BDP-95, JVC RS-500 DILA projector, 106" diagonal Stewart Luxus Screenwall Deluxe with Studiotek 130 G3 material.
Lake House:
Ohm F, MC 275V, C2300, MR 77, Rega P3
OnDeck:
McIntosh MAC 4300v
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