Interesting that no one has offered ideas for something *better* than McIntosh. Devialet? Dan D'Agostino? Boulder? Burmester? Maybe. Or, perhaps that is the wrong question. For $X, you can have a McIntosh that sounds like so, or a whatever brand that sounds, arguably, better in some respects. But, maybe it is not built like a tank and won't be much good to your grandkids. Or, maybe it takes a purist approach and the only way to EQ the sound from your tuner is to buy a new tuner.
At some point, too, everything is so good that ir really is a matter of preference. I've had the pleasure of listening to some pretty great equipment, but at some point it really does become a question of which flavor of awesome you prefer.
There's only one way to figure that out. Listen to a lot of music on a lot of great systems!
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