Why the hate for mcintosh amps?

Just a guess- that when said haters first heard Mac amplification they were paired with the wrong speakers (e.g. speakers that are warm and rich).  
Paired with neutral or even bright speakers Mac sounds fabulous.  

starwarrior,
I guess we're back to where we started. As I said, regardless of the size or number of woofers in the MOAB, they were designed to be driven more than adequately by lower power amplifiers, and many of their owners do just that. I myself own speakers which are large and have (2) 12 inch woofers each in a huge cabinet. I have driven them very successfully with an 8 watt tube amplifier, but also used higher power solid state.
I guess it's a case where we'll have to agree to disagree.    

Hardly ever heard them.  I imagine they sound good but they look so pretentions.  If you wear several rings and large gold chain they may fit in a lounge that has velvet paintings of cigar smoking, sombrero wearing, pistol toting Mexicans.

The only place I hear about  Macintosh haters is on this site.

Hardly ever heard them. I imagine they sound good but they look so pretentions. If you wear several rings and large gold chain they may fit in a lounge that has velvet paintings of cigar smoking, sombrero wearing, pistol toting Mexicans.

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Probably because you weren’t welcome to listen to some of the finest gear ever produced. Especially if you know what to look for or what your talking about.. You know guys like Jerry Garcia, Carlos Santana, Brian Wilson and lil-ol-me, the American Irish kid..

Best parties in the world Amigo..

Just so you know most are not haters, they are just plain jealous. They should be, if you know what you’re looking for, just like anything else Mcintosh will fill most ANY requirement.. It can cost a bundle too.

There are some folks that trick out Macs best equipment and just like any other piece of tweaked (one of a kind) gear, MAC does hold up, pretty darn well. C1XX - CXXXX control gear is pretty good stuff.. 20-40K before tweaks but I like Mac.. BTW I like tone control and VARIABLE loudness.. and they have a TT I just want. So what!! :-)

Regards