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McIntosh 501's, Mcintosh 7000

I recently sold my McIntosh Ma7000 and upgraded to 501's. The 501's sound darker, not as detailed as the 7000. I am using a s/s c200 (two chassis) pre. I have added a Monster HTPS 7000 and changed my IC'S from Nordost to Speltz anti cables . I can't (don't) want to believe that the McIntosh 7000 is more deatiled than the 501/c200 combo. I know the reviewers have stated that resolution of fine detail are not the 501's strong point but how different could it be from the 7000? Has anyone done a comparison between these two. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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lokie
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I think Theo's points of break in and cabling are valid.

It also may be that the 500's are bringing out more of the speakers nuances than the Ma7000 did. It might be controlling the lower frequencies better and therefore it sounds darker. If that's the case then repositioning the speakers may help (along with other tweaks) to get them to open up and be better balanced.

When you change more than one thing in a system you really have to do a lot of experimenting to sort through it all.

I use to own the Mac 602. Loved it but it didn't play well with ALL the speakers I put on it.
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lokie
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Any difference when you plug it straight into the wall?
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