For those of you in Southern California, Brooks Berdan in Monrovia carries McIntosh and he's a highly respected audiophile shop. Give him a call if you'd like to know his opinion on Mac gear. He also carries Jadis and VTL so he'll also be able to give you the compare and contrast of those makers as well.
Do true audiophiles own Mcintosh gear
It seems like all the high-end dealers I have bought from or talked to think that Mcintosh is living on it's past reputation. The 2 stores that carry it locally are more mid-fi stores than high-end. I have a friend that swears by it but he hasn't listened to his Mcintosh in over 2 years. What do you think?