I remember in the old days, Mac reps would come to local events to test their Mac equipment and compare the results to any who would bring their equipment in to compete. My Citation amp and power amp had much better numbers by far than Macs. ....don't know how that relates to the reproduced sound, but in the numbers game, their performance was far below my stuff.
McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer
More unvarnished truth from YouTube.
"real audiophiles...know it doesn't sound that good"
https://youtu.be/sMUQqAagKm0?t=181
Real audiophiles -- be aware. You've been read the Riot Act.
Discuss.