World of McIntosh Experience Center explained

World of McIntosh Experience Center
Founded:2015
Location City:New York City

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.[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. It is used as event space for live music performances, movie screenings, art exhibits, and speeches and presentations.[7] Clients include Google, Microsoft, and Bremont.[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.

Notes and References

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