McIntosh MT-10 Turntable -- thoughts/expectations

I spoke with a my dealer that saw it at CEDIA. He is a turntable specialist, in that he seems to know more about TT's than anyone I have met in all my years of this hobby.
He had nothing good to say about it, which I take with a grain or two of salt as he is always bashing my McIntosh equipment. Not that he thinks it is bad equipment it is just that he wants to sell me more of his stuff. Now with the preface out of the way, he say the arm looked really like an old design concept and the rest of the table looked as if it was "McIntosh overbuilt" without regard to the actual playback requirements of a TT in this price range. His opinion not mine. I would still want to hear it. Although I doubt very much I would buy it. I think McIntosh has developed some great Pre-Amps and Amps and a few CD players but that is where I look at other brands.
All just MHO

As far as the McIntosh-site on audiokarma goes, the TT is built by Clearaudio of Germany, not by McIntosh. There is already an ongoing, mostly negative discussion over there - most Mc-fans don´t like the look for a TT.

McIntosh overbuilt" is that not what highend is all about??

If you go to the Clearaudion website, it looks like the MT-10 is a modified Avantguarde Magnum. They use the same platter. The Mac plinth is different, being of different materials with the motor housed in the assembly.

Also the MT-10 cartridge has identical specs to the Clearaudio Talisman- looks like they just rebadged the carttrige.

Wonder how it sounds?

Can't understand why McIntosh would go forward with such a gamble as this "laughable" Table?

Makes little sense to set up a table from the factory?

They'll sell some, as there's always some Mac fanatics that just have to have one, but I predict it will be a total flop.

Instead of wasting time with such junk, why didn't McIntosh instead market a couple of nice dedicated Phono Stages? Other than integral, the only Phono Stage I can recall them making was I believe the MP-1? (Correct me if I'm wrong on the Model #)

They certainly have the abilities to make both a great Tube, and a great SS version.

So that's what that big stupid blue meter is for, for speed? Geesh! Like somebody who shells out $8K really needs to know this? Mark