[Vintage Pete]

Originally Posted by Charles

Since they are sealed I feel much better about the speaker. My guess would have been ported. When I was a kid I saw a pair of ML-2C's in Decatur Alabama where I grew up. They were owned by a physician who had a full McIntosh system. I listened to them in his living room. They must have sounded pretty good because I was listening to Bozak Concert Grands at home. I don't remember being negatively impressed.

I was fascinated by McIntosh as a kid. Mac sent out all kinds of extensive literature as to why their speakers were better than anybody's. The ML-1C and 2C launched Mac as a speaker company. Recently, Mac has switched to ported systems as have almost all manufacturers, but their speakers used to be sealed. Mac has extensive experience producing sealed systems similar to this "new" speaker, which really is not be new at all but based on their experience with the ML series, hopefully. If this be the case, I am much warmer to the speaker. It will be a real competitor to the Tune Tot or the Harbeth M40.3 XD. I love the styling for obvious reasons. It reminds me so vividly of my childhood.

Mac is the only company that can look back 50 plus years and recreate a classic like an ML-1C.

p.s. if you vist Roger Russell's website you can read all about the ML-1C.

Best

Charles

Charles...let's not forget JBL and the L100, reborn as the L100 Classic.

Glad to see at least one or two here with an open mind.

My brother has a pair of original ML-1C. He loves them, and I would say they do sound pretty darn good in his system.