McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer

Joke aside!

The worst is people commenting highly costly gear in non specifically controlled room ...They delude themselves listening the difference between amplifiers for example instead of creating a specific environment for a specific amplifier and not for another one...They ignore the acoustic power to bent the room in relation to a gear choice...

The consequence is they listen more to the sound of the chosen gear than to the music coming from the room.... When we read their review it is evident....

The truth is i prefer to keep my 500 bucks Sansui/Mission system with my controlled room not because my system is better, this would not be a true statement nor a meaningful one, but because my system optimzed give me a ratio S.Q./price over the roof already even if their potential S.Q. may be better...

@hilde45 

I assume you’d agree that there is a difference between pointing out what is being said with agreeing or endorsing what is being said. You can see from the OP that I’m not endorsing.

I do agree with you that there is a difference. After reading that you weren’t endorsing his video I apologize for stating you posted this to stir the pot. 
 

I think it’s best that I stay in the music topic. 

@femoore12  Thank you for your post. If we're alike, sometimes we both read things quickly and respond quickly. I appreciate you following up.

I wonder what made him become such a hater🤔. I’ve owned a lot of amps in the past as I worked my way up to the level of McIntosh and the like. When I finally got there, I was NOT disappointed. Especially the versatility and sound of my C-2500 tube preamp. Amps can be traded and perfected but no one will beat that Mac Preamp for functionality and sound. As for Amps, I still Aim to trade up to their mono 601s some day or maybe even their 1201s. But to knock their sound, reliability and reputation really doesn’t make sense. Yeah, everyone has different tastes, but the difference in sound isn’t drastic at these costs, IMHO.