Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh?


With the exception of some of there tube gear, not many really use this stuff(or admit to it anyway), I am mainly referring to there amps. They look pleasant, they look good on paper and have the price of high end gear, but I seldom hear anyone claiming to like or one day dreaming of owning McIntosh. I have never really listened to there stuff, no good word of mouth sort of scares me away from it, the only people who like it are those who sell it, an uncanny coincidence? I don’t know. Sorry it this has been covered many times in the past, I ran a search and could not find anything.
tireguy

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A buddy of mine runs a pair of gigantic Bozak Concert Grands with four MC-30s and a couple of different Mac preamps, as well as a Mac CD changer (not sure of the model numbers). He also owns a bunch of other Mac stuff, including two MC-275s and who knows what else, but they're collector's pieces and not normally in use.

As weird as this combination sounds on paper, it actually sounds wonderful. Amazing bottom end coherence and consistency throughout the entire tonal range (I'm sorry, but there's nothing like the sound of eight 12" woofers); I always leave his place feeling jealous.

I believe people who categorically slam McIntosh gear either haven't heard it set up properly or are just ignorant.