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

Mac way overpriced, glitter audio gear! Looks great, sounds ok! Not great! No value proposition! 
 

McIntosh overpriced! Underperforming! Legacy Design!

@kaplandesign ,

Did you ever own any Mac or is that your blanket statement?  Just what do you have?

I hope Mike Powell Audio goes out of business. Reading his posts, it's obvious he's a scumbag. If that's how he deals with his customers, it's amazing he's lasted this long. 

I read a lot of reviews from people expressing regret waiting so long to get a McIntosh.  So I splurged and made the plunge.  My brother calls it my mid-life -crisis stereo.  Whatever, it sounds great and the blue meters add a little panache to the space, like a glowing piece of art.  I plan to keep mine forever.

And as far as performance, I can pick out a poor recording or weak mastering technique, and I can pick out the difference between mp3 and CD quality.  Beyond that I can’t hear the difference and will am happy to remain blissfully ignorant.

I hope everyone enjoys their audio pursuit, I’m feeling like my system is pretty dialed in at the moment.  Cheers!