McIntosh Labs delivery issues

i have made a number of calls to many of the dealers mentioned, all comply with the in-person purchasing MAC requires and many do have stock. They also mention it will take some time to receive new orders, they said expect up to a year and tube units are even harder to get and may have issues with tubes coming from Russia.  I don't know how true all this is but it is for certain it will take longer than I would like, especially since my local dealer requires 80% of price upfront. 

 I will consider other brands before placing an order that may be easier to get and possibly a better choice. 

I want to thank everyone for your impute. I have a long way to go with just two speakers in their shipping containers. 

There is always something better. Let’s see, the Boulder 2150 mono block is $99k per pair, compared to the Macintosh 1.25kw mono blocks at $25k per pair. I would hope the Boulder would blow the Mac’s out of the water. Just depends on your price point. McIntosh might not be for everyone’s taste, but my 611’s mate well with my B&W speakers.

I can recommend the ASR Emitter II Exclusive. It's built to order with available upgrades (i.e. rhodium fuses). It's technically an integrated since everything is in one acrylic glass chassis but it actually operates as separates. The Exclusive runs off two power supplies and one battery. There's no need for a preamp and it's probably within what it would cost to buy McIntosh mono blocks.

Here's a Stereophile review;

https://www.stereophile.com/content/listening-188-asr-emitter-ii-exclusive

@jheppe815 I made the statement that McIntosh equipment sounds sweet. I like the McIntosh sound, especially when I would go to a Grateful Dead or Jerry Garcia Band concert. I think many of us are just offering a different view than focusing totally on McIntosh. There are so many great options in your price range. My reason for bringing up other options is because my local two Mac dealers have very high price tags on their Mac pieces. And I just believe you may find another Class A amplifier that you'll like better for the same amount of money or less.

I guess my bias could come from when someone who had all McIntosh gear needed a turntable and spent a small fortune on a Mac turntable because it matched his other equipment. I had this conversation with the dealer and we both agreed that he would have been able to get a higher end table for the same price or less by choosing a different maker.

If you ask a friend for advice, do want your friend to share his/her honest opinion or do you want them to tell you want they think you want to hear? I'm honestly sharing my opinion and an opinion is all that it is. If you decide on McIntosh Mono blocks, I don't think you can go wrong and I wish you total happiness. I will add that I believe the best McIntosh combination would be a tube pre-amplifier with solid state mono blocks.