And by the way I would not put Apple up with McIntosh or Denon or Onkyo or Bang-Olufsen.
Now all of the above is true unless you folks are really elitist snobs. :-)
I wouldn't put Denon or Onkyo in the same category as McIntosh. B&O is probably closer to Apple in design philosopy and market niche, IMHO. McIntosh is very good, American made and very well crafted gear. Some consider it rather too rich for its price. The last I checked their entry level tube preamp (C220) was US $4K. It goes up, fast, from there. To get an idea of the league these guys are playing in check out: Cary SLP-05, US $7.5K. Audio Research LS-17, US $4K. Audio Research LS-26, US $6K. And these are just _preamps_, for crying out loud. Of course these are all balanced, US made, somewhat acceptable tube preamps. If you think computers are crazy, you should try audio. But there is a market for this stuff and things even WAY more expensive. Crank up the sound. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs1aUws0Lrs ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
