Behind the blue: The making of McIntosh's iconic amplifiers

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  • Опубліковано 21 сер 2024

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  • @ttrack9089
    @ttrack9089 4 роки тому +55

    One of the loveliest pieces of electronics ever!

  • @bentleygt3716
    @bentleygt3716 3 роки тому +7

    talking about Well made and great quality.
    i'm glad there's something STILL MADE in the U.S.A

  • @ronaldlee3537
    @ronaldlee3537 2 роки тому +9

    I have always admired the company. They made a mono-channel tube amplifier that weighs 120lbs. Their amps are highly sought after in Japan. I knew one man who made a living by exporting used Mac equipment to Japan, he also did JBL products also.

  • @generalzod7959
    @generalzod7959 4 роки тому +5

    I've never heard a Macintosh amp but, i love their style & design. A nice, old school design!

  • @josephartuso6985
    @josephartuso6985 4 роки тому +3

    Worth every penny all day long!

  • @6JM6tube
    @6JM6tube 5 років тому +11

    Amazing!! I like so much McIntosh tube amplifiers and his output transformers. Great electronic designs and quality tubes and components. Thanks for this video.

  • @1Rabih
    @1Rabih 4 роки тому +13

    What an amazing company, everything so lovingly and professionally crafted and made. Much love and respect.

  • @larkincrutcher3424
    @larkincrutcher3424 4 роки тому +35

    Years ago I was a McIntosh repairman. The quality is one of the best in the industry. Never got many in to fix. The glass face-panels will never age because the labeling is internal. They are lifetime quality buys?

    • @pastorofmuppets325
      @pastorofmuppets325 4 роки тому +4

      I'm curious: In the highly unlikely scenario that one of those MASSIVE TRANSFORMERS/TOROIDS should let go... Do you order a new "Tar-Filled" unit from McIntosh, or do you dig that puppy out of the muck, & then re-tar it? 😜 It's gotta be the former, right?

    • @firesurfer
      @firesurfer 2 роки тому +1

      I've seen the inside face separate. There is no way to fix it, except to replace it.

  • @dennylegendre6048
    @dennylegendre6048 4 роки тому +24

    Fell in love with McIntosh in the mid 80’s as a youngster. Now as an adult, I use their vintage amp (MC 2105) and Preamplifier ( C28). Pushing my Bose 901’s. Clean warm sound.

    • @carlosoliveira-rc2xt
      @carlosoliveira-rc2xt 4 роки тому

      Seriously?

    • @cengeb
      @cengeb 3 роки тому +2

      Oy vey.....you gotta be kidding

    • @dennylegendre6048
      @dennylegendre6048 3 роки тому +1

      @@cengeb Kidding about what?

    • @cengeb
      @cengeb 3 роки тому

      @@dennylegendre6048 Bose 901?

    • @dennylegendre6048
      @dennylegendre6048 3 роки тому +3

      @@cengeb I’ve always been a 901 fan. All that talk about highs and lows is a myth in my opinion. The sound stage that they produce is amazing.

  • @BobBasshead
    @BobBasshead 4 роки тому +7

    I remember back in the early 60's my father had a friend who had a stereo repair shop in Toms River, New Jersey, his name was Dwayne R. He had a collection of McIntosh amplifiers, vacuum tubes chrome chassis. What a sight! I'd like to know what ever became of that collection.

    • @cengeb
      @cengeb 2 роки тому

      Chome is toxic, dumb to still use it for plating metal chassis

  • @jasons2562
    @jasons2562 3 роки тому +1

    One of the best videos I’ve seen and what a great American company and such high quality

  • @larryboles629
    @larryboles629 4 роки тому +8

    ​I can not say it any better than this:
    "When you see those big blue meters on the front of the amp staring you in the face you know you are in the presence of greatness. There is a reason that McIntosh is so widely revered and you see it in this video." Jack Lope

  • @iamjackalope
    @iamjackalope 5 років тому +37

    When you see those big blue meters on the front of the amp staring you in the face you know you are in the presence of greatness. There is a reason that McIntosh is so widely revered and you see it in this video.

    • @cengeb
      @cengeb 4 роки тому +3

      It's unknown by millions, it is not revered by anyone but very few..putting autotransformers on output stages on SS ckts is just dumb, electronics improves, don't stay locked in the 1950s....Ever hear of HDTV, certainly improved tvs didn't it? Or would you want obsolete analog crt?

    • @sharkheadism
      @sharkheadism 3 роки тому +1

      You are pathetic

    • @cengeb
      @cengeb 3 роки тому

      @@sharkheadism I am realistic and current, it's not 1950 anymore

    • @uk7769
      @uk7769 3 роки тому +2

      @@cengeb Whoa, you are treading on sacred ground man. You just have to 'believe' it sounds better when you spend that much money on an amplifier! No amount of scientific advancement can ever beat tube amplifiers. There's magic fairy pixie dust inside of every tube. You just can't beat it.

    • @Afterimage_Rush
      @Afterimage_Rush 3 роки тому +2

      @@cengeb hahaha you are stupid. Stay with your insignia TV. Mcintosh is not a playground for ignorant kids like you 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @rare6499
    @rare6499 5 років тому +27

    Fantastic work. Controlling each aspect of the manufacturing process is a rare thing these days!!

    • @cengeb
      @cengeb 3 роки тому +1

      Vertical integration is an OBSOLETE mfg. concept, making your own boards and transformers is DUMB

    • @janplexy
      @janplexy 2 роки тому +3

      Not if you pay €50K for an amp

    • @cengeb
      @cengeb Рік тому +1

      @@johnny_blz yup, wanna bet the marketing dept is bigger than engineering and design....it's a fading company...basically irrelevant in 21st century...when ya can buy a 55
      ' in LG OLED tv for like $1,300 from costco with a 3 year add on free warranty...these grossly over priced home electronics is a goof...these comedians sell a friggin CLOCK for $1,000 what planet are they on

    • @cengeb
      @cengeb Рік тому

      @@janplexy if they knew how to source stuff it wouldn't be so grossly OVERPRICED, they are an obsolete mfg. company....it's 2022, not 1922

  • @XXXOOXXX-zy6pk
    @XXXOOXXX-zy6pk 4 роки тому +8

    My father has the ma9000 with b&w 803 d3 speakers and it sounds amazing!!! 😍

    • @kevinl6231
      @kevinl6231 4 роки тому

      Good recipe. I have MA7900 and BW804D2.

  • @stevepuddlejumperpilot6062
    @stevepuddlejumperpilot6062 3 роки тому +1

    I bought a Yamaha M-80 amp back in 1984 and it has been fantastic. Never a problem with it, but, someday, I want to get a McIntosh. Beautiful amps.

  • @orronoco524
    @orronoco524 2 роки тому +1

    This is only half what we know about making a McIntosh amplifier. The layout designer, the engineering, and the R&D that cost so much, thats we shoud also appreciate to the product like this 👍

  • @The_Music_Sanctuary
    @The_Music_Sanctuary 4 роки тому +60

    My retirement gift to myself...some day....

    • @TheNeilo-Audiosound
      @TheNeilo-Audiosound 3 роки тому +2

      Tim Sir I’m with you on that.👍👍👍
      If I win the Euromillions I promise you will be included in the Purchase of whatever you want😜

    • @jacquylenoir9097
      @jacquylenoir9097 3 роки тому +1

      @Jackal Ne pas mélanger HI-FI et MP3

  • @Wade6242
    @Wade6242 Рік тому

    Beautiful

  • @davidstein9129
    @davidstein9129 2 місяці тому

    Fine quality amplifiers.

  • @wayneque2101
    @wayneque2101 5 років тому +1

    I am a Canadian I reside in Ontario , in Ajax .
    I purchased my , MAC. 4100 receiver in 1986 from Bay Bloor radio, at Bay And Yonge
    I have it to this day, the enjoyment I have had is worth a million dollars 💵, I made a wise choice back in the day!
    I want to thank the manufacturer of this fantastic product, long live MAC.
    Nobody Will Touch MAC.🎼🎹🥁🎷🎺🎻🎸💿📀💽🎵🎶🔈🔉🔊📢

    • @maxnix346
      @maxnix346 5 років тому

      McIntosh Lab equipment is forever with no degradation in performance.

  • @Anth4044
    @Anth4044 5 років тому +2

    Absolutely amazing thanks I truly enjoyed that

  • @helmuttdvm
    @helmuttdvm 3 роки тому +2

    I wish I had never sold the McIntosh equipment I had in the 70s. Quality never goes out of style!

    • @digidrum2003
      @digidrum2003 3 роки тому +1

      We have all been there....sold or givin away audio gear that we later wish we had back.

  • @grabir01
    @grabir01 2 роки тому

    Amazing.

  • @jaycoleman8062
    @jaycoleman8062 9 місяців тому

    I recently purchased an MA-252 amp & XR50 speakers together. Wonderful sound. Beautiful to look at as well.

  • @1999zrx1100
    @1999zrx1100 6 років тому +8

    I just love my Mac. Took me years
    to pull the trigger, wish I had done
    it sooner. Smile every time I power
    her up. Life is too short. 😎

    • @1999zrx1100
      @1999zrx1100 5 років тому +2

      Maybe, but been there and done that. Been at this for over 30 years. Buy used and save a bundle. Can’t loose down the road.
      Good stuff holds it value for ever.

    • @maxnix346
      @maxnix346 5 років тому

      @Csab But never for as long nor at such a high level. I know.

    • @Steven-zg5bq
      @Steven-zg5bq 4 роки тому

      you dont get it

  • @tapirman111
    @tapirman111 7 років тому +67

    Another great video. Would love to be able to afford a McIntosh some day.

    • @mads918
      @mads918 5 років тому +18

      @Matias D.C how much weed u smoking ma nigga

    • @NielsCG
      @NielsCG 5 років тому +7

      put away 19 dls a day, and one year later yo got one!

    • @gavincurtis
      @gavincurtis 5 років тому +1

      You have 2 kidneys right? If you don’t drink, add that healthy extra liver lobe.... you’re well on your way.

    • @oysteinsoreide4323
      @oysteinsoreide4323 5 років тому +1

      @@gavincurtis Nobody should be selling off internal organs for some electronics.

    • @CraigBickerstaff
      @CraigBickerstaff 4 роки тому +2

      If you started saving when you wrote this comment you probably could buy one by now.

  • @mobilemcsmarty1466
    @mobilemcsmarty1466 3 роки тому +8

    did I just hear at about 1:30 that the sheet metal "represents about 1/3 of the cost of the product" and then is "a very expensive material but also a very highly cosmetic material" ??

    • @MadScientist267
      @MadScientist267 3 роки тому +1

      There's a reason you don't see these things just lying around... That's one of them

    • @boscodooley8561
      @boscodooley8561 3 роки тому

      Hey man. It is sheet metal sprinkled with a little voodoo. Dont think about it to much. That voodoo is 3k.

    • @LarsonChristopher
      @LarsonChristopher 3 роки тому

      Strong material

  • @mrbungle83
    @mrbungle83 Рік тому

    Wow what a dedication too music
    Imagine being able to have this equipment playing analog music
    It's also beautiful & shines with quality

  • @artysanmobile
    @artysanmobile 2 роки тому

    This type of manufacture method should leave no questions about the cost of their products. I have been using the same McIntosh MC2125 stereo amplifier for 55 years continuously with zero sevice. I can’t think of any other electronic equipment I can say that for.

  • @sidneyfrederickson3941
    @sidneyfrederickson3941 4 роки тому +4

    With the sale of Marantz (again!) and the subsequent departure of Ken Ishwara, McIntosh is the last of the old school, USA based, high fidelity makers. Fisher, Pilot, Grommes, Altec and the others have vanished or make pro audio only. I have my late father's 3 channel Fisher/Pilot set up from the late 50's with CD and more lp friendly TT added and If I had to replace it, McIntosh would be my only choice. Used McIntosh, properly serviced, is a helluva deal.

  • @marianszarf6267
    @marianszarf6267 5 років тому +2

    Great product.

  • @ivandjdocrodriguez
    @ivandjdocrodriguez 6 років тому +3

    Love McIntosh Amps

  • @AudiophileTubes
    @AudiophileTubes 4 роки тому +4

    Great, ICONIC American audio company! Expensive yes, but well worth it! I've had my 'Mac' equipment for decades, with no issues whatsoever! And those dancing blue meters......!!!

  • @dijin456
    @dijin456 5 років тому +3

    Thank you from the bottom of my heart
    ..I can't afford your stuff..but iam glad someone is building esoteric magic...

  • @mrhoffame
    @mrhoffame 5 років тому +2

    I just want one of them!! Just one!!! Please!!!

  • @wal
    @wal 4 роки тому +13

    Great video! Can I use a short segment in my video about the MC443 car audio amplifier and link to your video?

  • @jaylawrence1784
    @jaylawrence1784 6 років тому +5

    I love my MC 302!!!!!!!

  • @rogerwillams2814
    @rogerwillams2814 6 років тому +3

    i would have realy liked to see an old day mac factory to see how they made em its very interesting .

    • @maxnix346
      @maxnix346 5 років тому

      Pretty much just like this since the sixties.

  • @audioexperience
    @audioexperience 2 роки тому

    phenomenal

  • @APRIL2862
    @APRIL2862 5 років тому +5

    I started my audio quest in the mid 1960s and have heard Mac amps over and over again with all sorts of other so-called high end equipment. I was also a musician in my early years, so my ears are very well tuned to good live sound of all kinds. Is live sound a warm sound like Mac amps produce, certainly not, but if that's what you prefer, good for you! I use to take my amp to Mac clinics once in awhile to be tested, and they would short it out so the fuse would blow. The best Mac had at the time was a their 275 tube amp., just about as heavy as a Buick motor and got hot enough to heat a room in the winter. Telling you exactly what my jewel in the dust is, would be useless here. I have 4 of these rare classic amps now that still will shut down anything to date. Once in a great while one will be found in grandads house when he passes away and the kids will put it on Ebay, where I have snatched 3 of mine up. You have to be an old timer like me to figure it out!

  • @mikemartinez1557
    @mikemartinez1557 5 років тому +2

    Great video...maybe one day I can get one of those nice amps..

  • @juanarellano5511
    @juanarellano5511 5 років тому +4

    Great amplifier, McIntosh is "creme of creme" in the world... 👍

    • @herbertbielefelder341
      @herbertbielefelder341 5 років тому

      Actually, it's not the case, Juán.

    • @gizzy2403
      @gizzy2403 4 роки тому +1

      @@herbertbielefelder341 yes it it...

    • @brandonburr4900
      @brandonburr4900 3 роки тому

      Macintosh is great but their are many great products in the audio world that are just as good if not better. Macintosh has its own house sound like the rest of the brands like luxman, pass labs, Dan dagistino, etc. When you get into these price ranges nothing is "bad". It's just a matter of what your taste/flavour of gear and it's synergy with the system.

  • @kcleach9312
    @kcleach9312 4 роки тому +1

    wow! cool video!

  • @phillipbartlett1819
    @phillipbartlett1819 4 роки тому +1

    Back in the 90's I helped built a show car for their mobile line. Some of the most beautiful equipment I've ever touched. It was pushing Polk audio speakers and heart subs. Sounded so smooth. Hated to see it leave our shop.

    • @malakisands8180
      @malakisands8180 3 роки тому +1

      I worked at a shop in Florida at that time. The show car had the iconic head unit, B&W speakers from an 801. The clarity from the McIntosh amps would still be great today.

    • @phillipbartlett1819
      @phillipbartlett1819 3 роки тому

      @@malakisands8180 before they had car gear I put home amps and Rane EQs with a Clarion dsp head unit in it. That got their attention lol. I think those amps had incredible range.

  • @xalint1
    @xalint1 4 роки тому +2

    McIntosh has to be one of the most recognize amplifiers out there today. First let me point out they are out of my budget but one of the first ones I seen believe or not was their car amplifiers. I remember the iconic blue lit up meters from that moment I was hooked. Over the years I have followed there various models of home units and to this day I would love to have them as part of my home theater.

  • @realiot6135
    @realiot6135 3 роки тому

    very happy to see people over 50 working there....

  • @salvadorrodenas3071
    @salvadorrodenas3071 6 років тому +1

    Impressive!

  • @2handsomeforlaw
    @2handsomeforlaw 5 років тому +31

    The sheetmetal accounts for 1/3 of the cost..
    I believe that, but that statement really says alot about their markup and how cheap these products are to manufacture.

    • @Not_Andrew_Huberman
      @Not_Andrew_Huberman 5 років тому +9

      Fredrik Thorsen EXACTLY my thought.

    • @Bangkok-ik1fp
      @Bangkok-ik1fp 5 років тому +2

      Try lifting one of these beauties at 100+ pounds. The man didn't elaborate much but those faceplates are very expensive to manufacture.

    • @Oneness100
      @Oneness100 5 років тому +1

      Well, the MSRP also reflects that since McIntosh Labs doesn't sell $500 power amps, their power amps are sold for many thousands of dollars instead of a few hundred.. But there are more expensive power amps that cost even more to mfg.

    • @Doggeslife
      @Doggeslife 5 років тому +8

      The cost is in the labor with most products....Unless you make it in China by poor souls earning slave-labor wages.

    • @carlosoliveira-rc2xt
      @carlosoliveira-rc2xt 4 роки тому

      You mean like the shirt you are wearing which has a 200% markup at the retail level. You need to run a business.

  • @ropeyarn
    @ropeyarn 2 роки тому

    He doesn't say it, but that last shot is the amplifiers in a burn-in room. The amplifiers are operated with loads for many hours at higher temperatures to test for any weak components or assembly errors.

  • @WV591
    @WV591 5 років тому +1

    Been drooling over tosh since the early 70's. by late 70's and early 80's every club worth it's salt had a tosh in fat city Louisiana and new Orleans clubs and clubs in new york. minimum wage being under two dollars, i had to settle for a small radio shack amp.

  • @user-zy2mt8yf2i
    @user-zy2mt8yf2i 3 місяці тому

    Один , из самых качественных и надежных усилителей !!!!! Моя мечта.....которая не осуществится........жаль....

  • @HePrime34
    @HePrime34 5 років тому +3

    Tell us about their iconic illuminated sign to put on or in your rack

  • @yusdiy
    @yusdiy 4 роки тому +3

    1:10 even the machine shop knocking is in tempo with background music. This is one in tuned company. Thumbs up.

  • @pwnmeisterage
    @pwnmeisterage 5 років тому +7

    They actually strive for "flat" frequency response across the whole audio spectrum! No "kicking up the bass", "punching up the mids", "brightening the highs" or any of that other "audiophile" stuff ... they simply engineer for "fidelity" of the sort which means "accurate and faithful reproduction of the original".

    • @Qcrider
      @Qcrider 5 років тому +1

      its speaker job to do that, not amplifier job

    • @pwnmeisterage
      @pwnmeisterage 5 років тому +1

      Every component between input and output. If it adds noise or distortion or any kind of modification to the output then it's not true fidelity.

    • @hubpaq
      @hubpaq 5 років тому +1

      Agent Sphincter not true, Try listen to différent amp a preamp with the same speaker , and you will see, i suppose your are not à audiophile. Better not to say anything

    • @maxnix346
      @maxnix346 5 років тому +1

      Accuracy is everything at any output level.

  • @badescuandi5584
    @badescuandi5584 4 роки тому

    great job ,thanks

  • @AnarchoHumanism
    @AnarchoHumanism 3 роки тому +2

    Great sounds, great company, but need to update the interface!

  • @luischaves5128
    @luischaves5128 2 роки тому +1

    Qué bella fabricacion, es una joya,precioso es lo mejor

  • @franknvett
    @franknvett 2 роки тому

    love love love mcintosh

  • @alexanderwesner9980
    @alexanderwesner9980 6 років тому +1

    Love my 2009 mini system solid as a rock.

    • @maxnix346
      @maxnix346 5 років тому

      Yeah, it is a shame those are no longer made.

  • @Jason-zh7wo
    @Jason-zh7wo 2 роки тому

    Great to see thanks 👍😀

  • @Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy
    @Clint_the_Audio-Photo_Guy 7 місяців тому

    Good times.

  • @Mangputt
    @Mangputt 3 роки тому

    using an solid state topology, no tubes
    and especially Surface Mount Device.. Sounds great ofc

  • @diksken
    @diksken 4 роки тому +1

    I want that in my life .

  • @dippin1523
    @dippin1523 6 років тому +5

    its impressive that a good amount of discrete components and parts appear to be made in house. impressive.

  • @Reuben007Ash
    @Reuben007Ash 3 роки тому +2

    McIntosh is absolutely for real music lovers. Best performance . Masterpiece. From lower price products to higher and most important thing : made in USA ! Not China :) I have the MA 5200 / MCD 350 and MR 87 on its way. Can’t wait to get this treasure..God bless the USA

    • @cengeb
      @cengeb 3 роки тому +1

      Just the U.S.A.? G.o.d is that selfish and selective, other countries do much more, and are much bigger, g.o.d. only deals with the big guys, and quality countrys, I spoke with G.o.d the other day...so I know, he doesn't like McIntosh.....he uses Crown, and other pro brands, not living room jewlery

    • @trangthach1234
      @trangthach1234 3 роки тому

      Where can I buy this product?

  • @TheNeilo-Audiosound
    @TheNeilo-Audiosound 3 роки тому

    I Seriously wish I had the £££££ to Buy a full range of Mcintosh Components.Awesome Products
    👏👏👏👏👍

  • @constantindurnea1030
    @constantindurnea1030 2 роки тому

    I cry.....when i look,i cry..

  • @AmirhosseinJamalian
    @AmirhosseinJamalian 5 років тому

    Nice job!

  • @kevinl6231
    @kevinl6231 4 роки тому +1

    I have a MA7900 in a stereo setup and a MC205 for home theatre in another room. They are second to none and are literally bulletproof.
    However, do not buy their prepros. Once little gremlins get in there, they are impossible to get out. I know; I’ve been thru 3 of them and wound up getting an Anthem to go with the 205. They don’t look good together so it’s lucky I have them in a cabinet.
    Too bad because the prepros were so sweet, but prone to failing. Repairing them is like beating a dead horse to death.

    • @cpg8000
      @cpg8000 3 роки тому

      What about integrated amplifiers?

  • @rickgarza265
    @rickgarza265 5 років тому +2

    Certainly an impressive video and no doubt its quality in every way.....I am looking to upgrade in the next 2 years to the latest and greatest.....of course MCintosh is high price, just like a Range Rover, but when you drive one you feel lthere is nothing else out there that is more joyful......same goes with this company........now of course there is more than just sound, its also room acoustics that requires an investment to improve sound.

    • @cengeb
      @cengeb 3 роки тому

      Porsche, Audi RS 7, are what ya buy for high end excellence, NOT Land Rover which is as goofy as a GM Escalade, which is even dumber, McIntosh was owned by ....Clarion at one time wasn't it? When they tried to get into car audio, it's on about it's 4th owner trying to survive

  • @Anth4044
    @Anth4044 5 років тому

    Knowing that this would be the finished product I can understand the price, One day I'm so hoping to own McIntosh!!👍👍👍

  • @davedavenport8176
    @davedavenport8176 3 роки тому +1

    Wonderful product and maybe one day I will own a Macintosh.
    But for me being a tool and die making and having worked and many manufacturing facilities it is very frustrating and just out right pisses me of when I see a person dragging a file backwards on material.
    But as for the rest of this video Macintosh hands down is a phenomenal product

  • @imosolar
    @imosolar 5 років тому

    I've a chord Hugo 2 and shure KSE1500 system. Now I want a hifi and Mc integrated amp looks good and awaiting to listen to it before buying.

  • @engenhariamentealien5945
    @engenhariamentealien5945 3 роки тому

    McIntosh is a dream.

  • @kokokloa2282
    @kokokloa2282 5 років тому

    great great amplifier i could never have this for my lifetime.

  • @ca77721
    @ca77721 6 років тому +1

    From what I've read their pre amps can be used alone as an integrated amp.And I think they make the best looking amps.

    • @maxnix346
      @maxnix346 5 років тому

      Many of the later ones (last forty years) have very good low power amps built in. They do not have the super large capacitors and output transformers so they are not for high volume levels.

  • @Academath01
    @Academath01 2 роки тому

    The 'toaster', the McIntosh 752, is working perfectly 35years after I got it.

  • @pbaker7160
    @pbaker7160 3 роки тому

    I wish I could afford one of their amps. Amazing!

    • @adaboy4z
      @adaboy4z 2 роки тому +1

      Hey start saving it can be done. It might take a few years. Good luck!!

  • @j9kj9k
    @j9kj9k 2 роки тому

    I wish I had a room worthy of putting one of these amps in

  • @rogerwillams2814
    @rogerwillams2814 5 років тому +1

    the mac 4100 receiver is one of my favs its old and dated but he s still boss lol mac a number 1 #

  • @vettemaniac2237
    @vettemaniac2237 Рік тому

    I do love my MAC!!!!

  • @SinnerSince1962
    @SinnerSince1962 2 роки тому +1

    I want to work there. Please. If any of you workers there think you've got it bad by being there, I'll take your job any day.

  • @nomon95
    @nomon95 4 роки тому +1

    is as a car factory,all in series, and robotics and high pressure water dor drilling. Good,good. The price, other thing. I watch the 275 valve amplifier and sounded good. PD: Good for the transformers coil machine.

  • @neverknowit11
    @neverknowit11 2 роки тому

    It was my dream to work for McIntosh to create a more digital amplifier.

  • @TheWoodStroker
    @TheWoodStroker 2 роки тому

    I am surprised more of the assembly workers aren't required to wear cotton gloves during assembly process. I believe it would be the norm in an Asian factory of the same caliber.

  • @vicg5323
    @vicg5323 5 років тому +1

    I can understand the positive and negative reviews. McIntosh is very expensive, but for a good reason, it is of high quality build and made in the U.S.A, which is highly regarded outside of the USA. For the negative, McIntosh has two category, "expensive and cheap" and "very expensive and very good". Either way it is overpriced, but that helps in maintaining it's resale value. I have a Yamaha AS2100 and it is fabulous, but it is Chinese, so I wonder how long it will last? three years so far. A Separate Pre and amp from McIntosh would cost me at least twice: Pre C50 cost 6K euro and Amp MC302 cost 5.5k euro. Would I buy it? Hell Yes! I have heard it and it sounds no better than my Yamaha, but it is a beauty made to last, and can be serviced forever, and it is more powerful. Now as to the cheap McIntosh, like their receivers, I would steer clear of, get a Yamaha AS1100, 2100 or AS300 with circlotron topology instead. Your ears and pocket book will thank you. Again McIntosh Hi End is worth every nickel, but there low end and still expensive gear is not.

  • @huskypup3489
    @huskypup3489 4 роки тому

    McIntosh equipment may be expensive, but they sell classic components that will retain their value better than any other brand I can think of.

    • @brandonburr4900
      @brandonburr4900 3 роки тому

      This is something that can't be said enough when considering a macintosh piece. It may be expensive but you will not be loosing value on it. I'm not a fan boy but you have to admire the resale value in their gear. Some have even increased in value. Can't name many brands that can say that!

  • @epi2045
    @epi2045 3 роки тому

    Having been in both electronics and hardware manufacturing, still trying to figure out how this is special? This is standard work and process flow.

  • @Reuben007Ash
    @Reuben007Ash Рік тому

    Even Mr. Charlie Randall’s voice sounds like it came out from McIntosh factory.

  • @noneofyodamnbidness6373
    @noneofyodamnbidness6373 6 років тому +15

    Don't really care what others think...McIntosh is the BEST!!! I love my MC207 and MX121! Its the way music is suppose to be heard!

    • @saltysoysauce954
      @saltysoysauce954 5 років тому +1

      Tubes never are

    • @MichelLinschoten
      @MichelLinschoten 5 років тому +1

      Sure it is because you were dumb enough to spend 8k an up...You're listening to TUBES , as much as i love TUBES and their sound it's NOT the best sound you can get compared to transistors.
      You keep on being happy, because in the end that's what it's about. But claiming it's the best!? Very bold and very inaccurate

  • @codydowling1120
    @codydowling1120 4 роки тому

    I wonder if they also make their bare boards- anybody know? He mentioned vertically integrated but started with PCBs going into solder paste application. That process is really fascinating. It seems that would have been covered. The environmental concerns and their risk abatement can be cost prohibitive, but if you can afford to make your own sheet metal it seems you could do that as well, right?

  • @MarkSubsonik
    @MarkSubsonik 4 роки тому

    Did anybody else notice the hole punching machine being almost the same bpm as the background music, and syncopated to the rhythm to boot? Kind of like your windshield wipers to the music type of thing only this machine is a bit saucier.

  • @TheAcenightcreeper
    @TheAcenightcreeper 4 роки тому +11

    What is the employee discount? And can Any employee marry me or be my friend....

  • @Demoni696
    @Demoni696 4 роки тому +2

    I am not sure a company should be so proud of the fact that 1/3 the cost of your product is the box it lives in. Amazing amps but too much spent on making them look expensive.

    • @smith97320
      @smith97320 4 роки тому

      When they weigh upwards of 150 lbs the case needs to be strong.

    • @brandonburr4900
      @brandonburr4900 3 роки тому

      These are not cheap chassis like so many other companies use. They are built like a battleship (and weight as much) and last a lifetime. These are pieces that will outlast their owner and keep (or in some cases increase) their value.

  • @gilportugal
    @gilportugal 3 роки тому +1

    Perfect Sound Amplifier.

  • @kingbeyes57
    @kingbeyes57 3 роки тому

    I would love to hit lotto so I can get a home system all MAC for 2021…hope I hit soon.

  • @Sams911
    @Sams911 3 роки тому +1

    are the capacitors and transistors made in the US or China?

  • @visheshgupta9100
    @visheshgupta9100 4 роки тому

    Soory for the noob question, but is Mcintosh the best Power amplifier there is in the market, what are the other closest competition, or other brands that might be superior to this?

  • @Billfish57
    @Billfish57 6 років тому +44

    I think you can pretty much assume that most if not all the negative comments about Macintosh are from people, kids, that can't afford that level of HiFi. It's not for everyone and it's not the most bang you can get for the money, it takes a lot more money to sound a little bit better, once you get to a certain point. However McIntosh equipment holds it's value over the years like few other brands for a very good reason, they don't often brake or ware out or stop producing excellent sound, sound that can take years before a person can even appreciate it, but once you get into that Mac sound, you never want to live without it, McIntosh has a way of handling sound with their amps that is a little warmer and sounds so good and clean at any volume, but it's not for everyone. I buy Mac gear for myself, everyone that comes over loves it too, but that's not why I own it, it's all for me and my ears. I wanted it all my life and now that My MC602 and 7205 are cranking out sound in either 2 or 7.1 channels, it always sounds fantastic and puts a big smile on my face. It never fails to please. Steely Dan is going on right now.

    • @mirabilis
      @mirabilis 6 років тому +3

      Warm sound? So it's distorted?

    • @ET3Roberts
      @ET3Roberts 5 років тому +1

      Hey Nineteen!

    • @paull3179
      @paull3179 5 років тому +1

      They are saudered while my Crest amps are soldered.

    • @SpaghettiKillah
      @SpaghettiKillah 5 років тому

      Alex Moldovan " McIntosh is a piece of shit " says the guy coming from Moldova (or Romania) that never heard one because a McIntosh amp is what you make in 1 year 😂
      What do you listen to? Gipsies playin' violin? 😂

    • @darrellbrodie6578
      @darrellbrodie6578 5 років тому

      * MacKinnon