Why the hate for mcintosh amps?

@gavman 

You sound like a twitter troll. Why are you trying to politicize McIntosh? They’re based in New York for god’s sake!

The Boulder 1160 stereo amp is $28,000.  The Mac 611 monos are $15,000 a pair.  I would hope the Boulders would be better.

I haven’t tried the Wavvac gear. I heard that they are pretty darn good. I just can’t part ways with my Cary Audio SLP05 Preamp with the Ultimate Upgrade, Cardis Wiring and tube rolled. It is dual chassis. Love it. Here is a review of the unit.
https://www.stereophile.com/tubepreamps/906cary/index.html

As regards to the Boulder, mine put out heat but nothing like the Krell. My biggest issue was pairing with my speakers. I will let you know how the CH Precision A1.5 stacks up to Boulder. 

Also, more expensive never means better. Look at what Corvette is doing to the auto industry now with their mid engine vehicle or what Dodge Viper Acer did to 10 out of 13 track records, lol. You never know, lol!

Compared to CH Precision, Mac gear is dirt cheap.