Price: $7500
Website: www.mcintoshlabs.com
Jeff said: It’s super-quiet in operation, immensely powerful, gorgeous to look at, built like a tank, and sounds like silk. If you buy one, you can be assured that you’re getting a long-lasting component from a company that has been making power amplifiers for longer than many of us have been alive.
The gist: Super amp for the real-world audiophile.