McIntosh Labs delivery issues

@bwguy and many of the models by those manufacturers blow McIntosh away. Just an opinion of a former McIntosh owner. It is good stuff but there is better out there, at a premium too. 

i have made a number of calls to many of the dealers mentioned, all comply with the in-person purchasing MAC requires and many do have stock. They also mention it will take some time to receive new orders, they said expect up to a year and tube units are even harder to get and may have issues with tubes coming from Russia.  I don't know how true all this is but it is for certain it will take longer than I would like, especially since my local dealer requires 80% of price upfront. 

 I will consider other brands before placing an order that may be easier to get and possibly a better choice. 

I want to thank everyone for your impute. I have a long way to go with just two speakers in their shipping containers. 

There is always something better. Let’s see, the Boulder 2150 mono block is $99k per pair, compared to the Macintosh 1.25kw mono blocks at $25k per pair. I would hope the Boulder would blow the Mac’s out of the water. Just depends on your price point. McIntosh might not be for everyone’s taste, but my 611’s mate well with my B&W speakers.

I can recommend the ASR Emitter II Exclusive. It's built to order with available upgrades (i.e. rhodium fuses). It's technically an integrated since everything is in one acrylic glass chassis but it actually operates as separates. The Exclusive runs off two power supplies and one battery. There's no need for a preamp and it's probably within what it would cost to buy McIntosh mono blocks.

Here's a Stereophile review;

https://www.stereophile.com/content/listening-188-asr-emitter-ii-exclusive