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Upscale RCA Jacks - McIntosh

Does anyone know why McIntosh often uses the bottom-of-the-line RCA jacks on some very nice pieces of equipment? Generally, I avoid buying anything that does not have the nicer jacks on it. Have I ever actually heard the difference between plain old jacks and expensive upscale jacks? Not that I am aware of.

One would think that McIntosh would use the better jacks, if only for psychological impact. Is there a school of thought that believes that the simple jacks might actual be the equal of the upscale ones - or perhaps even better?
poetcatullus
sid42
302 posts
 
Mac must have figured this out, as some of their newer models have much better jacks, witness the C48/C50 Preamps. I can't comment on the newer amps, as I haven't seen them. It's a welcomee addition.
mesaboogie
15 posts
 
people who buy better outlets better rewire their home and get in touch with the electric company to make sure theiy are using acceptable cable to the house. ....or that stuff is a joke. i would like to hear an a/b test of outlets.
drago400
1 posts
 
BETTER?WHAT IS BETTER?JUST BECAUSE MAC JACKS ARE NOT"PRECISSION MACHINED FROM FINEST CHINESE MATERIALS AND COATED WITH PURE CHINESE GOLD"DOES NOT MEAN THAT MAC JACKS ARE NOT AS GOOD OR BETTER THAN CHINESE.AND TAKE THAT FROM MCINTOSH TECH
russe41
95 posts
 
Solid, proper AWG conductors are what matters. And all the extra money that I keep instead of giving it to the manufacturers is well spent on MUSIC, which matters the most in my hobby.
lacee
811 posts
 
If the music matters, then hearing all of it as best as it can be reproduced should matter just as much.

One shouldn't have to sacrifice one for the other.

It's like the chicken and the egg.

Unless you go to concerts, you can't have one without the other.

We NEED the gear and we need it to perform to the specs it was designed to perform at.

We should look for ways that reduce the sonic dams so that more of the music can be enjoyed downstream.

One way is to use upgraded aftermarket products.
Like better NOS tubes, capacitors, resistors volume controls, fuses, wall plugs, power cords conditioners,interconnects, speaker wire, room tuning, dedicated support racks.

I've found that Furutech have exceeded my expectations when I have used their products, and yes the top of the line RCA are expensive, but take a look at them.
Miles ahead of some of the flimsy weak RCA that they've replaced.

When I see that the outrageously expensive cables from Crystal cable use Furutechs on their top level power, speaker and IC,it must mean something.
They could make their own.

No one needs anything upscale to just sit back and enjoy the music.
It's like everything in this life, we have a choice to choose what best suits us.
We should be thankful for that.
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