I have seen some Interesting comments about Mcintosh lately

But the Rolex will actually work....
When you need it to..
1961 MC240 never in shop except for a tube or two..been to many a clinic...always makes specs..
Now finally 55 plus years later needs a PS recap..

Wore the input selector switch out on the MX110 Z..had Rimo rebuild it...family treasure I believe were his words.

MC 202, MCD 205, C15 ran a decade with ZERO issues...oh I guess a lightbuld burned out on the amp, fixed that myself..YES the service dept took my call at MAC - which has never gone out of business..

Did the Mac stack sound as good as the ARC and Ayre that partially replaced it ?

no..but in terms of value I would call it a tie.

Sometimes the hobby is not about value..

Starting to think Taters is smartroll spelled wrong...

Paladin,

The funny thing is people that own Mcintosh or Rolex think they own the best and are not shy to tell you so.

My impression, perhaps too limited in scope, is that the Mac reputation was built on the MC60.  We had a bunch of them in the labs.  Their new glitzy products seem the antithesis of that amp.

some of the people...
100' down the Submariner ( no date) always seemed to work, sold it for 2 X what I paid for it....