Mac amps are among the best I’ve heard. It was only the DAC built-in to the integrated amp which was just OK. But that was in comparison to a DCS Rossini. Most DACs are just OK in comparison to a DCS Rossini.

In fact I’d love one of their pre/power amps, but the price in the UK is crazy, and they have a stupid design in the power supply on the newer amps where they pot the mains transformer section to prevent voltage changes, even for the original purchaser at an authorised dealer. So you have to pay over a thousand to get it changed (we’re USA bound next year) when you’ve already paid well over the US list price in the first place.

Sound-wise, though, I love them.

HC: 861v4/ID40/LPS, DSP5000, DSP5000VC, DSP3100, SW1600, HD621, Oppo BDP-105, Sony VPL-HW55ES
2-Channel: Oppo BDP-105, TEAC VRDS-7/Trichord Clock 3/PSU, 551, Quad 303, Harbeth Compact 7ES-3, Kimber cables, Russ Andrews mains and supports.
Previous Meridian: 5000C, 5200SL, 7200.2, 6000, 562V.2, 568.2mm, 800v4, 808.2i, 818v2/v3, 861v8, 502