Entertainment

McIntosh Teaches Its 50-Year-Old Tube Amp New Tricks

Audiophiles love tube amps because of the warm, full sound they provide. But the vacuum tubes wear out, and generally requires a specialised, increasingly-rare breed of technician to diagnose which ones are bad. High-end audio manufacturer McIntosh say their redesigned MC275 tube amp remedies part of that problem.


January 10, 2011
Entertainment

McIntosh-Owning Audiophiles Probably Heard About This MCLK12 Clock Already

Audiophiles who don’t bat an eyelash at spending $US7,500 on a McIntosh sound system inevitably purchased this wall clock before it even came out, but for we ear-challenged individuals, a few details regarding a $US2,000 clock:


December 10, 2009

60th Anniversary McIntosh MXA60 Integrated Audio System Going For A Mere $US7,500

Many audiophiles drool over McIntosh gear and probably won’t think too much about spending $US7,500 on this vacuum tube preamplifer-powered, CD/SACD/MP3 player-toting MXA60 integrated audio system. I can’t even blame them. It probably sounds as great as it looks.


September 15, 2009

This Is What $US1,100,000 In Audio Equipment Looks Like

Wowza. Ivan Messer brings a new meaning to audiophile as he already spent five years tweaking and tuning his equipment to perfection. His $US1.1 million in Richard Gray and McIntosh audio equipment that is.


April 1, 2009

McIntosh Celebrates its 60th Anniversary, Blasts Tube Amps Into the 21st Century

Audiophiles across the world have their minds blown as McIntosh upgrades two classic home audio components in the “Classic Systems” limited release. I’d be more excited if I had $US15,000 to blow on audio equipment.