Why the hate for mcintosh amps?

‘No discernible diff between components’?

A high quality revealing system will reveal differences. Try eliminating reverbs in room, makes it easier to hear component quality changes.  
Not rocket science.

Not what I meant by my comment at all. 

femoore12 - by logic that means you would rather have inferior SQ to a better looking component for the same money. Remember, nothing is ever exactly equal when comparing the SQ of two products.

Are you an interior decorator or something?

Best sound should be the norm on this forum.

Dagostino is very pretty. Wilson speakers are kinda ugly. GAT from conrad johnson is dated. Mac can be too iluminated. Tubes are cool. Nagra preamp is industrial, yuck. Audio research is cool. Lumin x1 is sleek and nice looking.

Let me quote myself so hopefully it becomes clear. 

"If, to me, there is no discernible difference in sound between components (preamp, amp, speaker, etc.) I will always choose the one with better visual appearance and craftsmanship.”

How do you infer by logic that I mean lower sound quality? I clearly stated that if there is no discernible difference in sound between components I will choose the one that has better visual appearance. I have no idea how that equals selection of inferior sound quality. 

I love the gate keepers on this forum. Even questions about what people do for a living in order to attack their comments. Who cares what I do for a living. Why in the hell is that even important?