Why do some audiophiles beat up McIntosh?

@ Audiozen, No I will not mention Taralabs,LOL! your post is on the money!Mcintosh, bose, done all that!, you should do what these people asked of you!, tell them what you have for equipment so they will understand your were you are comming from!, lol!, cheers!

Agm,

I agree with you! That table is ridiculous looking.

Donjr, Why worry about why some diss Mac? If you like it, enjoy it! Probably those in the "I want every last clinical detail wrung out of my equipment" or the "I want totally neutral sound (does that exist?)" won't like MacIntosh. Those who prefer the warmish, more romantic sound do. We all hear differently and have different priorities about the sound we prefer. Neither camp is correct, both preferences are valid.

I think I heard a new Mc integrated amp recently that was perhaps CLass D/switching of some sort and seemed to have good speed and control accordingly. Audition was brief running of some newer larger and fairly pricey Totems that I had heard of other Mc amps prior.

Also saw the Mc turntable in question. YEs, that is quite different looking and unique, a good thing to help distinguish it from the pack. Did not get to hear it so I would withhold judgement accordingly. Speed meters does not seem like a bad idea to me if done well. Used to be that most all Japanese and European turntables had strobe devices of some sort on them to help identify any speed issue. Those were useful! Often, speed variations observed but perhaps hard to hear could be corrected easily by cleaning the belt and pulley mechanism. That was often needed for good results, even with new tables. You would think more modern and way more expensive tables would have some way built in to validate proper speed! What might they be hiding?

I remember seeing the Mac TT at an open house that prominently featured Mac gear. When I asked to hear it, I was told it wasn't hooked up!!?? Talk about yr wtf moments!