Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh?

to answer tireguy's original question there is a stigma placed on mcintosh gear & it's buyer's are AUTOMATICLY dismissed as being too stupid or lazy to try gear that better suit's them or the classic accusation of being hypnotized by the big blue meter's into buying a pile of overpriced junk based on fancy look's or name recognizition.

marketing hype of other gear also plays a big factor with mac owner's not stepping up & giving review's,with the allmighty pure signal path being the king of today's hifi that it is mac owners get blasted over autoformer's & tone control's in their amp's & preamps,not many are willing to put their self into the hot seat that will surely follow.

it's become common place if not sheik for audiophile's to jump on the bash mcintosh band wagon even though most have never owned any mac gear.

mike.

I have tried many Mcintosh amps in my house & never liked any of them. They were all solid state. The way I feel they sound is very boring, no life, just dull. I had the intrgrated with Output transformers on my CLS & it did not drive them well at all. Now there new CD changer I hade at home & I could hear the disc spining from my listing seat.
The build quality on it was far from a good sony SACD player.

Howard, that's a hilarious story! Who was that guy? :-) And I wonder how the Mcintosh will work in his system. And will his audio friends ostracize him when they learn he is using Mcintosh? I really want to know the answers to these burning questions. Only time will tell...

Their use of autoformers in SS design. Ever wonder why they`re the only one?

The fastest car in America? Who knows? The fastest car produced by an American automaker? The Ford GT!

How does this relate audio? I don't have the slightest idea.

Anyway, Merry Christmas and Happy Listening to one and all.