Frustrated McIntosh Owner


I’ve been a satisfied McIntosh separates owner for quite awhile. Two months ago, I got the bug to upgrade, so I decided to trade-in my MC462 stereo amp for MC611 monoblock amps. I reached out to my local authorized dealer that I’ve done business with for years, we worked out a deal and placed my order. He told me he expected he would have the monoblocks from McIntosh in about a month.  I called my dealer yesterday asking for an update and he’s now telling me that McIntosh won’t tell him when my order is shipping, let alone if they have been manufactured yet.  He even went so far as to inquire with his McIntosh regional rep.  I trust my dealer and know that Covid has stressed a lot of manufacturers, but the lack of communication from McIntosh to their dealers has got me concerned. Basically what I’m getting is, they will ship when they ship- it could be in 8 days or 8 more weeks, possibly longer.  Have any of you experienced any issues like this with McIntosh lately?  Is this a sign of any bigger issues with them?
gelfdaddy
Cancel your order.   I had a pair of 452’s and sold them and bought 601’s.   Lots of issues with them luckily under warranty.
    Sounded no different than using just one of the 452’s.

Save your money for a future trip to Europe.
One trend I have noticed in the past 10 years or so is that no one wants to hold inventory. Things are made as they are ordered so if there is a glitch in the supply chain there is an inevitable delay. Warehousing is expensive and manufacturers don't want to store it. Retailers don't want to tie up funds on inventory because regardless of the item, we have become a Walmart nation. We want everything cheap so manufacturers and retailers have to drive out cost. We've done it to ourselves.
@genez New York being liberal or not has nothing to do with anything this thread, McIntosh, or economics.