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

@schw06

excellent post, many good points made

good reminder there are many experienced thoughtful members who usually stay silent, turned off by the pointless, garbage posts that seem to dominate the activity here these days...

in this case, very glad @schw06 chose to contribute his thoughts

+1 jjss49

Wise post and some few words saying the essentials...

Thanks ...

Or your goals may be more like Herb Brooks (USA Hockey gold medal coach 1980) where he wasn't looking for the best players(components). He was looking for the "right" ones.

 

@schw06 +1 for a very thoughtful post.

And I’ve said this many times on this thread, but I’ll say it once more: the main issue for me is not about McIntosh or Wilson or Magico or any specific brand. It was his presumption that he could divide those who like what they hear from those brands from "genuine" audiophiles. Remember, that was the point of bashing McIntosh -- to say that it has fooled people (e.g. with its reputation, blue lights, etc.) who don’t really know how to listen. The other brands fool people in other ways.

You cut through all that malarkey when you say,

the experience I’m looking for in music is to turn my left brain off and get lost in the music and his system didn’t do that for me.

And there we have it. There are *multiple* goals a music system can fulfill. And your goal -- and the goals of many others -- are fulfilled for you in a way which makes this youtubber’s system unsuitable. And it also proves his divisive dualism false. Q.E.D.

@schw06 You nailed it, your testimony is appreciated.

But I must add a caveat. As a small business owner myself (not the audio industry) My employees and I abide by the rule that to insult or belittle the competition or their products shows fear, intimidation, and/or resentment. I have heard more times over the last 20+ years from customers who visited another shop in town and were put off by the staff insulting my shop or my brands. So from where I sit, Mike is extremely unprofessional, and a few of the commenters on this thread confirm that. Maybe I just expect more ethics in a small business?