Macs and Klipsch are a great combination. You certainly know where you're going. I own my own original 1976 heresys but bought LaScalas (1978) for very little. You should get bigger Klipsch. The LaScalas may not be as good as the Cornwalls I haven't compared them. Just enjoy your gear.
Help with direction
Hi all, first time poster but have been avidly reading on this site. I’ve been able to purchase some quality components but without an understanding of where I want to go/end up. I’d love some advice on what to do next.
Due to time commitments between work and young kids, I haven’t been able to complete building my home system. I’ve drilled down deep a few weeks at a time and first decided I wanted a vintage tube based McIntosh system.
Amps: From my reading I found fans of the MC225,MC30s, and MC240. I’ve purchased outstanding examples of each, all gone through with new caps, etc.
Preamp: Just bought an excellent condition C2300 with selling points being MC phono stage, 1/4 inch headphone jack.
TT: Rega RP8 with Exact MM cartridge
Speakers: Original 1979 Klipsch Heresy and Magnepan 0.7. Would love bigger but for now my listening space is in the basement—wife likes unobtrusive Sonos in living room etc.
Miscellaneous: Sennheiser HD800 headphones, Schiit Bifrost DAC, Woo Audio WA2 headphone amp (can also function as basic preamp but have the C2300 now).
Space, goals: My listening room now is a small 12x12 room with low 7 foot ceiling which is why I bought the small Klipsch Heresy speakers to start. I was thinking about putting the C2300 with the MC225, the Rega RP8 and Klipsch speakers down there for now.
We have a cabin with a fairly big 30 x20 room with 15 foot peaked ceiling. My longer term vision was to move the C2300 out there with the MC30 monoblocks and digital source with the cheap Schiit Bifrost DAC and annold MacBook with some downloaded HDtracks (no internet available there). I’d use the Magnepans to start and maybe upgrade speakers eventually. If I do that, I’d probably sell the MC240 which isn’t being used and get a MX110Z or similar vintage preamp to stick with my home based MC225 and Rega/Klipsch system.
I haven’t hooked any of this up yet and have no sense yet how things will sound together. As I mentioned, I’ve made these purchases here and there and can’t help but feel I’ve got a schizophrenic collection of expensive components. Would really appreciate “solutions “ that make use of what I have, how you would mate these components.
Thanks!!!
Due to time commitments between work and young kids, I haven’t been able to complete building my home system. I’ve drilled down deep a few weeks at a time and first decided I wanted a vintage tube based McIntosh system.
Amps: From my reading I found fans of the MC225,MC30s, and MC240. I’ve purchased outstanding examples of each, all gone through with new caps, etc.
Preamp: Just bought an excellent condition C2300 with selling points being MC phono stage, 1/4 inch headphone jack.
TT: Rega RP8 with Exact MM cartridge
Speakers: Original 1979 Klipsch Heresy and Magnepan 0.7. Would love bigger but for now my listening space is in the basement—wife likes unobtrusive Sonos in living room etc.
Miscellaneous: Sennheiser HD800 headphones, Schiit Bifrost DAC, Woo Audio WA2 headphone amp (can also function as basic preamp but have the C2300 now).
Space, goals: My listening room now is a small 12x12 room with low 7 foot ceiling which is why I bought the small Klipsch Heresy speakers to start. I was thinking about putting the C2300 with the MC225, the Rega RP8 and Klipsch speakers down there for now.
We have a cabin with a fairly big 30 x20 room with 15 foot peaked ceiling. My longer term vision was to move the C2300 out there with the MC30 monoblocks and digital source with the cheap Schiit Bifrost DAC and annold MacBook with some downloaded HDtracks (no internet available there). I’d use the Magnepans to start and maybe upgrade speakers eventually. If I do that, I’d probably sell the MC240 which isn’t being used and get a MX110Z or similar vintage preamp to stick with my home based MC225 and Rega/Klipsch system.
I haven’t hooked any of this up yet and have no sense yet how things will sound together. As I mentioned, I’ve made these purchases here and there and can’t help but feel I’ve got a schizophrenic collection of expensive components. Would really appreciate “solutions “ that make use of what I have, how you would mate these components.
Thanks!!!
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