Most overrated audio manufacturers?

Macintosh, Hegel, Accuphase, Nordost, Kef, 

I will add the two companies that I was underwhelmed by their gear.

BAT.  I have  VK 3i and a vK-33.  Both were exceedingly bright and sounded like mid fi.

AYRE. great company and they get quite a bit of positive buzz but i had 2 different C-5 players and one of their amps and felt they were okay but did not understand all the buzz they got!

Macintosh , AR, Wilson, Magico, 

If you’re going to crap on a brand at least spell it correctly, it’s McIntosh.  Otherwise you’re just bashing Apple for some reason.

Hey it’s 2024 now!

Technology has improved. Overrated products are feeling the crunch more than ever..

Not Ohm. Not KEF. Not Fritz.

mbl:  unique and worth every penny if you got the right room.  Big if!!

Sonus Faber: can be a bit pricey but ahh you get lovely sound and fine Italian craftsmanship in many cases.

Q Acoustics and Goldenear: Nice! Watch out!

Not Hypex, Purifi, or Pascal. Not even Fosi.

Hifi Rose: Hot relative newcomer!

Not Audio Research or even Rogue still on the tube side.

Cambridge Audio and NAD - not overated. Outlaw makes the grade as well. Musical Fidelity makes a strong showing these days for many.

I like Michi very much!

Roon…..ah Roon…what would I do without you!

MiniDSP: a game changer for many!

Let’s check back in another 10 years and see what we got.