rifftrax
mix-meister
And why in the world would you make that kind of stipulation?
Best financial buy? McIntosh or Yamaha?
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And why in the world would you make that kind of stipulation?
Hiya,
Well pulling out fire extinguisher for all the flames around me.
What I meant is that people have a larger loyality to Mac equipment. And even MAC the company itself has a better brand of loyalty to its owners.
The Yamaha is a awesome unit and I was NOT disparaging it. More talking about the original manufacturer.
I stand by my statement that long term the Macs will be usable as after a while the Yamaha will break some unumtabimum part and the parent company would have EOL'd the spare parts.
Frannie
Well pulling out fire extinguisher for all the flames around me.
What I meant is that people have a larger loyality to Mac equipment. And even MAC the company itself has a better brand of loyalty to its owners.
The Yamaha is a awesome unit and I was NOT disparaging it. More talking about the original manufacturer.
I stand by my statement that long term the Macs will be usable as after a while the Yamaha will break some unumtabimum part and the parent company would have EOL'd the spare parts.
Frannie
rifftrax
mix-meister
Well, the MX-2000 is not a vfet unit so I don't see that necessarily being the case although you are correct that McIntosh is better about keeping parts for their old units. But I also don't know, it could be that Yamaha does have parts available for the Centennial series...
Elroy
was here.
Valid point.
To me though, the disparity in performance between the specific mentioned systems is the primary deciding issue. Heck, most of the gear that AKer's own face the dreaded potential for future parts unavailability. It just isn't a primary deciding factor when choosing high fidelity equipment; at least it isn't for me. Most every problem I have had with my gear over the years has been able to be fixed by my techs that I use.
Hiya,
Well I can see I was double stupid in this thread. My choice of words "Scrap Metal" was insulting and hardly my intention. But I stuck my foot in my mouth and I can't take that back.
I could have elaborated my point with a little less vigor.
My apology's and if we should ever meet up I will buy the drinks.
Frannie
Well I can see I was double stupid in this thread. My choice of words "Scrap Metal" was insulting and hardly my intention. But I stuck my foot in my mouth and I can't take that back.
I could have elaborated my point with a little less vigor.
My apology's and if we should ever meet up I will buy the drinks.
Frannie
reggaenaut
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I would not want to go anywhere NEAR a McIntosh vs. Yamaha debate (been there done that) BUT based on the specific models you set forth, I personally would DEFINATELY get the Yamahas. They are in a different league performance-wise compared to the old school SS Macs you mentioned. Whatever other comparative criteria there may be, these specific Yamaha's will sound better than the specific Macs you mention. The MX-2000 is an absolutely AWESOME amplifier! I had both and they are part of Yamaha's Titanium Centennial limited edition models. They are rare, VERY desirable and will hold their values just fine. Picture below is of the one I had.
Thanks Elroy!
Elroy
was here.
Is this the driving factor why you would choose those SPECIFIC McIntosh models the OP listed OVER the Yamaha Centennial pieces or are you talking in the broad sense of McIntosh vs. Yamaha?
The topic is to help the OP make a decision in choosing between specifc models not a McIntosh vs. Yamaha debate. Nobody is saying that Yamaha is a better brand than McIntosh we are saying that in our opinion, the specific Yamaha models he listed are more to be desired than the specific McIntosh models and indeed these specific Yamaha's will even hold if not go up in value.
Sandy G
Retired Member
Uhhhhhh...COULD Be...(Impish grin on face...)
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If it was my dollar, I'd go with the Yamaha's in a heartbeat. It's really a no-brainer. Better sounding, better investment and it would be foolish to think the Mac stuff is built better and IMO, quite the opposite. The MX-2000 is a beast weighing in at 60+ pounds and was only second from the TOTL to the MX-10000 which was a $10,000+ amp in it's day. I believe the MX-2000 retailed for around $4,000. Not that price equates to quality, but these Yamaha's were seriously well built and good sounding amps.
I think a lot of people are blindly loyal to the McIntosh brand cachet. All Macs are not created equal. Besides that, the C28 and MC2105 are a dime a dozen. They're readily available now and will be in the somewhat distant future if you should want them later.
I think a lot of people are blindly loyal to the McIntosh brand cachet. All Macs are not created equal. Besides that, the C28 and MC2105 are a dime a dozen. They're readily available now and will be in the somewhat distant future if you should want them later.