Why the hate for mcintosh amps?

" 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.

Somebody still loves McIntosh because pretty much every unit is at least an 8-week wait or more for delivery. Seems they can't make enough fast enough right now.

Sorry to say: but I don’t like McIntosh : I mis the “feelings” of natural sound.
25 y.ago I did like it: what they changed in that decennia, I don’t know:maybe , it isn’t  completely handmade anymore , other engineers … a lot of people  using the same kind of speakers: B&W , Wilson, S.Faber……no, not my stuff.  I prefer VAC, Ear, Wavac…

Wow!   Too many strange options.  Never knew so many hate McIntosh?  I think most think Mac owners are a bunch of snobbish pricks.  Some probably are but most are just fans like myself.  Not for all but for this older audiophile, they are still the pinnacle of sound to me.