Do true audiophiles own Mcintosh gear


It seems like all the high-end dealers I have bought from or talked to think that Mcintosh is living on it's past reputation. The 2 stores that carry it locally are more mid-fi stores than high-end. I have a friend that swears by it but he hasn't listened to his Mcintosh in over 2 years. What do you think?
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The Mc452 is rated highly by serious reviewers. Here's an interesting amp shootout of 41 amps where McIntosh does well. http://www.amp-shootout.com/2.html
If you go about it right you can make very good sound with Macintosh just like many others.
I do agree with one sentiment it is overpriced. How did this get started again 7-8 years later?
I have only admired one Mcintosh piece, the 50W-1 Power Amplifier. I have only heard one once. The rest are for bling.