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For almost 70 years, New York's McIntosh Labs has been the cause of heart flutters among music lovers – both for the excellent quality of the company's hi-fi separates and for the prices they command.

McIntosh’s amps and preamps are adored by audiophiles, with their signature knobs, glowing blue meters and overall retro-futurist appeal (not to mention superb sound). The 70-year-old audio company ...