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I have seen some Interesting comments about Mcintosh lately

These comments come from here and a couple of other sites.

1.The only people that buy Mcintosh gear are one's that just don't listen.
2. Mcintosh is what rich people buy just like Mercedes Benz.
3. Mcintosh relies on generational buyers as a business plan.
4. Mcintosh is known for rebranding products and putting there name on it.
5. Mcintosh has great looks but uses cheap off the bin parts.

I can't think of another high-end company that have so many stereotypes about the brand. On the other hand I can't think of another audio company that has been in business as long.


taters

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wbs
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I've been a Mac fan since the sixties.  Couldn't afford  it until the eighties.  I used to read the US stereo mags, particularly Stereo and HiFi back then, and I remember that around 1970 or so, Mac stopped being mentioned in the magazines.  The story was that one of the mac guys (maybe Gordon Gow?) became incensed at an article published in a magazine by one of the big reviewers (I can't remember who, but he was one of the major names at the time) and pulled Mac completely out of the hifi mags.  No advertising, and no reviews.  This lasted many years and effectively moved Mac out of the headlights of the highend community, and fostered the attitude about Mac that has persisted.


In the nineties that story was repeated to me by a salesman at a store that carried Mac, supporting my memory of events.

Bill

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