Why the hate for mcintosh amps?

There is a market for everything….

I bet all stereo manufacturers sales are way up with people staying home during the pandemic, assuming they can meet the demand. A rising tide lifts all boats.

Some people have to have blue meters, regardless of SQ. I. would rather read, watch tv with the sound off or just listen instead of watching needles bounce. People with knowledge of science/physics understand that measuring something decreases its performance (in theory).

if you have to be visually entertained by your stereo, why not get a spectral analyzer (most come with equalizers that can be bypassed) and you can watch the colored lights bounce. Who cares if it degrades SQ- it’s entertaining.

sokogear634 posts
Did you not read my post about Luxman 900u amplifier, smh! It was less than a year old and sold for almost 50% less. That’s most gear these days. 10% bump-up on all used electronics doesn’t equate or hold water to whatever point you are trying to make to excuse your bashing of a brand, exclusively McIntosh. Stop hating or making yourself feel better proving to others you bought the right product and hoping it will have the same resale value as McIntosh. It won’t compare in resale. ( Sorry Luxman owners. I really do like their product and wouldn’t mine owning some of their gear. I just needed to state the obvious and point out the B.S). The fact is McIntosh has some of the highest Residue value out of 95% of the audio companies out there. Dan D'agostino is another company that does pretty well. Please enjoy what you have and let the McIntosh owners do so as well without haters, lol.

FWIW, my take on meters:
Meters on most home audio gear are almost never calibrated and more often than not mislead rather than inform. Some of the newer digital meters on the more expensive, esoteric gear might be better. They are distracting, add quite a bit of expense, and are amongst the most likely parts to fail first. Some people love them. McIntosh does them as tastefully as anyone. For those that want them; fine. I just wish manufacturers would offer a delete option with concurrent cost savings.

McIntosh and Rolex do have one thing in common...they make A LOT of items. Rolex makes around 800,000 watches per year (!) and sells 'em all, and McIntosh seems to be everywhere from Best Buy to your dentist's den. I collect automatic watches and don't buy Rolex items as there are more interesting things (to me anyway) elsewhere for less inflated prices...same as McIntosh...making the world safe for Schiit.

Postscript: Another objection I have to most meters is that in the vast majority of cases: what is actually being measured is arbitrarily limited by the manufacturer’s decisions, rather than what might actually be of interest to the consumer.