Mac is about sensible limits though a company that produces the very large power output amplifiers such as McIntosh is inclined to do gives "sensible" a different meaning. Midrange reproduction, especially of vocals and acoustic instruments is about as good as it gets. If someone prefers a more obviously mechanical, analytical, cooler, or flashy "in your face" reproduction of sound, one that lacks the integrity and service to the music to be found in the McIntosh sound, then Mac will not be your cup of tea. If there is listening fatigue with a Mac product in the system, it is the fault of some other product. The sound is very listenable and quite inviting. The soundstage provided by a McIntosh product is quite large and deep. McIntosh is the quintessential American sound big, dynamic, unforced, inviting and consistent. In many ways there is nothing "HiFi" about the Mac sound though a Quad or Linn user might disagree based on "national" sounds. McIntosh as a company prides itself on its linearity of response. The esential sound of music hasn't changed in fifty years and neither has the McIntosh sound in its most elemental form.
Having sold Mac for decades and after living with Mac for decades, I am in favor of saying McIntosh voices their equipment, either solid state or tubes, vintage or new gear, to reflect their concept of what live music sounds like. I would also disagree with the concept Mac voices their solid state equipment to sound like their tube gear. The companys' house sounds are quite a bit apart and one person might prefer one sound but to say the other is in need of repair is absurd. Saying McIntosh sounds like an Audio Research in need of tubes is akin to saying Jeff Rowland Design Group products sound like a defective Krell.
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