My McIntosh system is complete at this point. I added vinyl about two years ago. I had kept all of my CDs from my previous audio setup. I decided to get back into McIntosh. I had a Mc system many years ago.
The rack is something I built myself while in lock down. It is 1" butcher block and 3/4" metal pipe. I basically replicated a VPI rack I had for a year. I really like how it came out. I saw another Audiogon member build one similar so I decided to give it a try. The materials were around $500 and about 12 hours of labor. Most everything I had delivered to the door but had to go and pick up the 6' lengths of butcher block. Let me know what you think.
I initially had the MT2 turntable. While it is a nice turntable, I had an issue with the belt drive and inconsistent speed. I now have a VPI HW-40. The comparison is like night and day. The MT2 is like a toy. FWIW
Someone asked about ventilation and that is not a problem since all sides are open and there is space below and above each component. Thanks for all of the positive comments. I did add a turntable as the last thing on the top shelf.
