This is bullshit defined.

[Scott Dolan]

https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/merchandise/LB100

One can only wonder how airy this makes the soundstage. 

McIntosh has truly jumped the shark with this one. 

[Misterioso]

6 minutes ago, Scott Dolan said:

https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/merchandise/LB100

April 1 joke?

[Scott Dolan]

I was turned onto this a few weeks ago. As far as I can tell, it is legit.

Edited March 31, 2018 by Scott Dolan

[Misterioso]

In this case, I certainly agree with your assessment. Who on earth would buy this?

[Scott Dolan]

Somebody with more money than common sense, I suppose. 

Or those that buy into other audio silliness like cable lifters, sonic pucks, etc. Although, to their credit at least they aren’t claiming this does anything. 

[Clunky]

It must be a joke , surely?

[Larry Kart]

As far as I can tell, it has no function other than to serve as a kind of electronic billboard. If it's not an April 1 joke, it should be.

[Scott Dolan]

Most importantly, it has a trigger input so you don’t have to worry about turning it on manually! 

https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/-/media/Files/mcintoshlabs/DocumentMaster/us/lb100og-01.ashx

[JSngry]

It's like a lighted beer sign for your man-cave.

[JohnS]

And only $1,500.00.

[Scott Dolan]

It’s a steal! 

And is there a worse expression than man-cave? 

Well, maybe “butthurt”. 

[sidewinder]

Audiophile willy-waving !

1 hour ago, Larry Kart said:

As far as I can tell, it has no function other than to serve as a kind of electronic billboard. If it's not an April 1 joke, it should be.

But it does have the I/O control interface on the back, a.k.a ‘switch’ 

[jazztrain]

The McIntosh pool towel will only set you back $45.  Or you could spring for the $18 keychain.  So many choices...  

[AllenLowe]

as long as it's 24 bit, I'll buy it...............

[Kevin Bresnahan]

They should pay you for the advertising!

[Daniel A]

So, it's an empty box with the logo on and a lamp within - for $1500? Their amps look very nice, so why would anyone need or want this additional box?

[J.A.W.]

For an April 1 joke I think it's quite funny. I wonder how many audio extremists will fall for it... 

[Scott Dolan]

1 hour ago, J.A.W. said:

For an April 1 joke I think it's quite funny. I wonder how many audio extremists will fall for it... 

It’s been up for a couple of weeks. There is zero indication it’s an April Fool’s joke. 

[JSngry]

3 hours ago, jazztrain said:

The McIntosh pool towel will only set you back $45.  Or you could spring for the $18 keychain.  So many choices...  

I thought this was a joke, but no, they do indeed have "merchandise", clocks golf balls, inkpens, just all kinds of shit that scream "geek". And you know, a real geek shouldn't need merchandise to point out their geekdom, that's beyond geek into lame, like geek wannabe. Pitiful.

[Marzz]

20 hours ago, J.A.W. said:

For an April 1 joke I think it's quite funny. I wonder how many audio extremists will fall for it... 

I found a few positive comments - guess on which Forum 

Ridiculous.

Edited March 31, 2018 by Marzz

[sidewinder]

Hmmm...

[JSngry]

they have a bumbershoot but not a mac. even i know that's a missed opportunity in the service of a failed rendering.

the canadas should sue, or vice-versa.

[sidewinder]

24 minutes ago, Marzz said:

I found a few positive comments - guess on which Forum 

Ridiculous.

Very entertaining..

[J.A.W.]

2 hours ago, Marzz said:

I found a few positive comments - guess on which Forum 

Ridiculous.

Didn't see those fortunately - the stuff I read over there is mainly about jazz and classical, pre-war blues and some 1960s rock, that's all.

Edited April 1, 2018 by J.A.W.

[Scott Dolan]

The social retardation (<—literal, not derogatory) of the majority of the members there keeps me from even lurking. But I can only imagine the masturbatory glee some of them are expressing.