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McIntosh

Posted by RGA (R) on November 30, 2022 at 20:55:10

In Reply to: RE: Audio Note UK Ongaku posted by Larry I on November 30, 2022 at 12:38:17:

I watched a video of theirs on McIntosh and found it interesting because someone basically said McIntosh sucks why do you sell it and they answer it pretty fairly IMO.

Basically, McIntosh saved their business and High End dealers often have to carry lines they may not want to buy themselves but which keeps the lights on.

My dealer in Victoria, BC carried several lines they personally HATE but that they make the most money on. When they picked up Magnepan - Don walked by (he's been selling audio for 45 years) and said "this is the worst sounding speaker we have ever sold" but they sell truckloads and the margin is very high. They also sold McIntosh and Terry (the store owner) just said - well they're a soulless corporation but the stuff sells.

I never hated McIntosh - none of it is bright or fatiguing - and it's not THAT expensive that it is in la la land - as much as I like AN, $150k integrated amps are in la la land.

It's kind of unfair to compare $10k amps to those many multiples of the price.

I like their responses to McIntosh haters. I feel like McIntosh gets dumped on - personally, I far prefer what I have heard from McIntosh than the likes of ARC or Prima Luna which get a lot of hype and are always meh to me.

Skip to 3:30 to bypass the preamble

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq66Onw08Os   (Open in New Window)

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