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McIntosh has made great stuff over the years. Love the aesthetic with the nice blue lights. Very classy. Prefer tube gear over the SS stuff, so my favorite McIntosh amps are the mc-225 and mc-240. Particularly the 225. Many believe these are the best of the push-pull tube amps.
That said, I have yet to hear an amplifier that out-performs a good single ended triode tube amp, particularly in the important mids. David mentioned hearing a single take breaths between lyrics, and you can even 'hear' the facial expression. So real and present that it's kinda spooky when you first turn it on. My main power amp makes 8 WPC and my preamp does not have tone knobs. Just volume, balance and channel selection.
EL-84 monoblocks in the garage. I do appreciate the sound of a good el-84 push-pull amp.
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