Why the hate for mcintosh amps?

Why dont people,like mcintosh? Who motivates this?

so what are the alternatives??

emergingsoul10-01-2021 3:51pm

dill Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,557 posts 10-02-2021 at 02:39am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete " Easy answer - Macintosh today is owned Lock Stock and Barrel by Private Equity money - if you know anything about companies purchased by PE the end user is buying 100 % Marketing !!!!" - I thought Macintosh once made computers and McIntosh made audio gear. We are well aware of who owns McIntosh, however the build quality and service remains high and still made in Binghamton, NY. They enjoy a large customer base, based on performance and what I described above.
dill Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,557 posts 10-25-2021 at 01:58am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete No hate for McIntosh amps here. https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2021/from-the-vault-property-from-the-grateful-dead-and-friends?locale=en
dill Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 2,557 posts 10-25-2021 at 12:05pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete " Greatfull dead/Jerry Garcia’s Favorite McIntosh 2300 Amplifiers weren’t owned by them, and were owned by nobody they’re worth around 3K. https://www.ebay.com/itm/363362695974" That would be the "Grateful Dead" and the link you posted was an amp for sale, not one that has sold. All amps in the auction sold, I do think at silly prices, however just pointing out. The value to one may not be the value to others.