I have seen some Interesting comments about Mcintosh lately

 Having no authorized dealer within arms reach I bought a new MC402 over the phone from an authorized McIntosh dealer. Maybe 5 years ago.Paid for it with a debt card and $125 to have it shipped..I sent in the warranty card info and Mac sent the card back along with a letter stating that" for it to qualify for factory warranty it has to be bought at the store,paid for along with sales tax and carried to my car,no exceptions"No internet or phone sales qualify for factory warranty.I called McIntosh and spoke with several different levels of flunkies and got no where.The dealership couldnt or would do anything for me at that time either..No huge deal I thought although I wasn't happy.A few months later the amp started having distortion on the right channel..Long story short I had to pay an independent repair service to fix the issue...This is what I call horrible customer service

Wow, that is really bad. And to think that Mcintosh gear holds such great resale value. It really doesn't make any sense.

True story..Sold the amp after about a year of use and did ok as far as recouping money but never again will I buy their products.Im not sure if thats McIntosh's policy now but at that time in the fine print it stated exactly the postition they took.Forgetting that, having owned many many macs over the decades I never was that sold of what I heard.The old stuff is way over hyped ,sounds tubby and slow compared to modern gear available,IMO

McIntosh has never been considered a sound-first product. It has always been about quality of construction and aesthetics. Audiophiles in the 60's bought Marantz, not Mac. When they went solid state, only non-audiophiles bought Mac. It looked real good, and sounded "good enough".

How did this thread start with Mac observations, and wind up talking about who's watch is better than the next guys?