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Nick.......Welcome to Audio Aficionado.
I enjoyed the story about your first McIntosh component.
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Enjoyed the stories.
Unfortunately, my grandfather had gone from McIntosh A-120(?) (mono system) to a stereophonic Fisher 800B receiver before I was born. He had been a regular subscriber to Stereo Review which I found myself reading whenever we were over at my grandparents and of course, occasionally got to enjoy my grandfather's system of refrigerator-sized ElectroVoices, Dual TT and - by this time, a Scott receiver. When I once asked him whose equipment he thought was good, he responded McIntosh is the very best. McIntosh? What McIntosh? The company with the pathetic little black & white ads in S/R that you barely noticed? Not Pioneer, Marantz, Sansui or the rest of 'em with the big ads? Didn't know what to think... Later I discovered what those "Reader Service Cards" were all about. Remember those? Those postage paid cards with all the numbers that you circled for further information/product literature on which you were interested in the magazine? So I circled the appropriate # for McIntosh and this big white catalog comes in the mail. Tearing right into it, I soon realized Grandpa was right: This was a company that was clearly unconcerned with glitz, but substance. That plus the fact McIntosh is less than an hour north of us - right up 81 which was also pretty neat. Lots of locals, even relatives had hi fi systems - but nobody had Mc. Still, NEVER physically saw a single McIntosh in person until around 5 years ago when I finally got my own. I guess that was just as well. |
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I have seen pictures of Mc gear, but only five years ago, got my hands on a MA5100 and loved the design and the quality of the build. Since then, picked up a MAC4100 receiver and that became my daily driver. So now I have a C-32, C-40, C-45, MA6200, MC7270, MC252, MC2200, MC2120, MC2125 and a few more Mc pieces. Three set up are in use driving B&W , Revel and KEF Reference 201 speakers...
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slowpat.......Welcome to Audio Aficionado.
Lots of McIntosh enthusiasts here including me.
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Dan STUDIO - McIntosh C1000C/P, MC2301 (2), MR88, Aurender N10, Esoteric K-01X, Shunyata Sigma spdif digital cable, Sonos Connect, PurePower 2000, Stillpoints, Furutech Flux 50, Michell Gyro SE, Michell HR Power Supply, SME 309, Ortofon Cadenza Black, Wireworld, Sonus faber Amati Anniversario LIVING ROOM - McIntosh C2300, MC75 (2), MR85, Magnum Dynalab 205, Simaudio MOON Neo 260D-T, Schiit Audio Yggdrasil, Aurender N100H, Shunyata Sigma USB cable, Micro Seiki DD40, Ortofon Cadenza Blue, Nakamichi BX-300, Sony 60ES DAT, PS Audio P10, Furutech Flux 50, Sonos Connect, Stillpoints, Wireworld, Kimber, PMC EB1i, JL Audio f113 VINTAGE - McIntosh MA230, Tandberg 3011A tuner, Olive 04HD, Sony DTC-59ES DAT, McIntosh 4300V, JBL 4312A |
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Yes, her name was Sherrie McIntosh, and it was a cold winters night, on a dark country road.....Oh, not that kind of story.
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crwilli. I saw a notice that you replied to this thread. I navigated over instantly because I was so excited to read your story... sigh. Come on.. tell your story
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Okay.
I grew up in Binghamton NY, about 3 miles from McIntosh. Never knew it. Drove by it on Conklin Ave hundreds of times. First time I learned of McIntosh was in my first year of college in Binghamton. Short story is: A classmate lost his drivers license and decided to trade his Datsun 240z for a McIntosh system. Pre, Amp, Environmental Equalizer and speakers. Dual TT. (His dad was already a fan) In exchange for me driving him to school, he taught me about music and McIntosh and how to shoot a bow and arrow. Killed lots of brain cells in his basement listening to King Crimson, Jesse Colon Young, Yes, The Who and their ilk. What I remember are fond memories.
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