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World of McIntosh Experience Center

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World of McIntosh Experience Center
Founded2015
Headquarters
Websiteworldofmcintosh.com

World of McIntosh Experience Center occupied a five-story townhouse at 214 Lafayette Street in SoHo, Manhattan, from 2015-2021 in New York City.[1] The 12,000 square foot townhome[2][3] opened on October 13, 2015, on the site of a former power station.[4] The CEO is Jeff Poggi and Charlie Randall.[5] World of McIntosh is owned by McIntosh Group based in New York.[2][6]

World of McIntosh serves as an appointment-only retail showroom for McIntosh Group's audio equipment, including Audio Research, McIntosh Laboratory, Sonus Faber, and Sumiko.[2] It is used as event space for live music performances, movie screenings, art exhibits, and speeches and presentations.[1][7] Clients include Google, Microsoft, and Bremont.[2][8]

World of McIntosh was used as the site of fsociety's new headquarters in Season Two of the television show Mr. Robot,[9] and the season 2 finale of Luke Cage as Rosalie Carbone's townhouse. It was also the site of Beyonce's 2008 music video "Halo" and Justin Theroux's apartment in The Other Two.

References

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  1. ^ a b Palenchar, Joseph (9 November 2015). "World Of McIntosh Opens First Experience Center". Twice. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  2. ^ a b c d Klara, Robert (2018-04-19). "An Inside Look at the World of McIntosh, Manhattan's Most Exclusive Showroom". AdWeek. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  3. ^ "Inside the Luxury Listening Lounges That Cater to Vinyl-Loving Millennials". Billboard. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  4. ^ "Photos: World of McIntosh Townhouse Grand Opening". Gotham Magazine. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  5. ^ "McIntosh Group Names Jeff Poggi As Co CEO". HiFi Pig. 2017-07-11. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  6. ^ Clough, Andy (2016-07-04). "The world according to McIntosh". What HiFi?. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  7. ^ Krishnamurthy, Sowmya (2017-04-05). "Amir Obè Back With "None of the Clocks Work"". Village Voice. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  8. ^ Seymour, Corey (2018-03-09). "5 Minutes With Paul Simonon, the Legendary Bass Player of the Clash". Vogue. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
  9. ^ Nguyen, Christine (2016-08-31). "Fsociety's Latest HQ Is As Insanely Luxurious in Real Life As It Is in Mr. Robot". Vulture. Retrieved 2019-02-01.