Heard Maggie 3.7i with..

I drove my Triton 1 speakers with a Rogue Cronus Magnum for a year and found the sound to be pretty good. Since that system is in my home office and I was spending 8-10 hours a day in there with the system always on, I started to obsess about the tube life. Eventually, I sold the Rogue and bought a 200wpc McIntosh solid state integrated.  It sounded 1000% better. 

There are many McIntosh haters in this world.  It is usually because they can't afford them so they bash them.   I have 6 Mac pieces that perform flawlessly and all have been made within the last 10 years.  I have been to the factory twice for a tour and they make almost everything in house with the exception of the logic chips, etc.  They even make their own glass faceplates and they are made in the USA in New York, not Canada.

The most recent problems with just a very few Mac amps was due to a faulty logic chip that they do NOT manufacture.  You really are clueless about McIntosh equipment.  It's the sum of all the parts, the feel of the controls and YES, the BIG BLUE METERS.  Your statement above shows your true mentality.  Grow up and stop bashing others equipment.  Your comments coming from a Bryston and Pangea fangirl really make me laugh!