The worst Mac set up I heard in a store was near Lansing, Michigan about five years ago. They had some of the big tube amps hooked up to some self-bass powered speakers. The flaw in the system however was using a McIntosh DVD multi-player to play CD's with. The beginning of each note seemed to be missing. There was the full bloom middle part of the note which tube amps get right, and the ending of the note which SS amps get right, but there just was no start or beginning which SS also gets right most of the time.
The best set up in a store was with B&W 801 speakers in West Bloomfield, MI about eight years ago. The sound was cranked up all the way by some young customer. I thought that I could dive into the waves of music flowing towards me like some body surfer. It was somehow fulfilling, like a good wine with a fabulous meal. I don't recall if it the system was tube or SS powered, somehow it mattered little.
The best set up in a store was with B&W 801 speakers in West Bloomfield, MI about eight years ago. The sound was cranked up all the way by some young customer. I thought that I could dive into the waves of music flowing towards me like some body surfer. It was somehow fulfilling, like a good wine with a fabulous meal. I don't recall if it the system was tube or SS powered, somehow it mattered little.