Why the hate for mcintosh amps?

I have auditioned and listened to McIntosh amps through the years and have come to the conclusion that their tube amps sound very different from their solid state amps. You can probably guess which one sounded better than the other. 

McIntosh is like Buick…its a fine vehicle, offends no one unless they are easily offended and the Asian market loves them disproportionately. 

In addition, people to whom a Buick is a high priced luxury vehicle, it is. I seem to recall that the nuns were adamant that it was a sin to disturb the faith of others.

Easy answer - Macintosh today is owned Lock Stock and Barrel by Private Equity money - if you know anything about companies purchased by PE the end user is buying 100 % Marketing !!!!

@atlanticstereo

Would you enlighten us as to why all private equity is bad? By definition, private equity is one or more entities investing in a business whose ownership interests are traded between private hands, rather than interests whose shares are publicly traded. McIntosh is owned to a substantial degree by its key personnel.

I’m neither friend nor foe of McIntosh, I just happen to have mild contempt toward those whose first post carries a negative tone.

For a company that has been around since 1949 (that’s nearly 3 quarters of a century). To say that they are hated is pure uneducated drivel. What facts do have to support this thesis??? An audio chat room read by tens of people🤥😱🤡.

They sell millions of dollars of equipment every year, audio amp, pre amps, turntables, speakers, CD, Dac, streamer,  video, home theater, car audio.

What a waste of time I contributed to. Slow Friday I guess 😴