In 1969, McIntosh engineers were instrumental in creating the sound system the Dead and other groups utilized at Woodstock. In 1974 McIntosh created the Dead’s legendary “Wall of Sound” – a mega stage system that utilized 28,800 watts of McIntosh amplifier power. This system paved the way for today’s stadium-size audio systems and helped raise audiences’ expectations of the sound quality at concerts.
(Left to Right) Ellis Reid, McIntosh’s Integrated Marketing Manager; Howard Kramer, Curatorial Director of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum; McIntosh President Charlie Randall, former Grateful Dead drummer, Mickey Hart and Terry Stewart,
Former Grateful Dead drummer, Mickey Hart, at the exclusive McIntosh reception on April 11, 2012 at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum’s Grateful Dead: The Long, Strange Trip exhibition in Cleveland, OH. Photo courtesy: Laura Blake/McIntosh
