People hate things all the time. An extreme dislike or disgust of anything can probably be mentioned by anyone for their aversion to whatever. This forum is not indicative or inclusive of the many people who have owned a variety of products and post their impressions here, good or bad. My current amps are MC2301 300 watt tube amps, and by far, they provide me the most satisfying sound in all of the incarnations of amps I have owned or tested over the years. This includes; Bryston, Krell, Burmester, Pass Labs, etc.
The Burmester amps, albeit, solid state, seem to retain the same models for years, as does McIntosh. The MC2301s came out in 2008…they must be selling enough of these to justify keeping the same amp in production over so many years. I actually lusted for giant Krell amps when I was younger and when I was not yet fully aware of the delicate intricacies of musical qualities that I seek out now. I was always the technical and specifications kind of person who looked at doubling watts, extreme heft with heats sinks,etc. Then, I matured. Lived in Europe 25 years and got a taste of plenty of Euro high end. After experiences and exposure to all of this stuff…I ended up with a McIntosh tube amp. Years ago, In a high end audio salon in Germany, the MC2301s were powering some Sonus Faber speakers with some Burmester amps hooked up to play as well on the same speakers. Interestingly, the German dealer said the MC2301 was at the time, an exotic American amplifier which competes nicely with the Burmesters. He said he would own both, and I agreed. They both sound good, but in different ways. That’s the thing, everyone has different tastes, I don’t necessarily like Krells like I used to, but, they do please some folks just as well as McIntosh pleases others. Just not the “few” who complain here.
Now, I don’t drive a lambo or live in northern snow country, I drive M cars, Corvettes, and Shelby GT350s. My next car might be a used lambo, new Corvtte C8 Z06 convertible. Does that make me a snob? People in certain crowds would say, that’s all you got? While others would say cool, and that one person, would say, stuck up. LMFAO at idiot comments insulting people who buy stuff because they can.
