aball
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| Classic McIntosh sound? Sent to the factory for work? I am on my third McIntosh and none of them ever needed anything. I agree that even the direct-coupled versions sound similar to the autoformer ones. A little laid back, warm, emotional, coherent, and very full are the... | |
| McIntosh MC2000 vs. Goldmund 29 The MC2000 is very impressive - it knocked the socks off the ML 383 (A/B in the same system) in air, openness, musicality, and above all, coherence. But then again, it is a lot more expensive than the ML. I would go for it if I could afford it. On... | |
| In need of assistance: integrated amp selection I would go for a Mcintosh MA6450 and Sony ES player. Should slot right in at $1500 (both used). The Mc can be hard to find but its sound is remarkable for the price. Good luck! | |
| Arrows direction on MIT I agree with Thsalmon 100%. Arthur | |
| Mac MC60s enough power for Apogee Centaur Minors? Funny for there to be two posts in one day about Mc60s. Such rare amps. Anyway, 60W seems like a fair amount even for inefficient speakers so you could try just bypassing the line conditioner and see. It doesn't cost much to try! Of course, we all... | |
| Question About Low Frequency Sounds I thought 2001Impala's comment was funny but I don't listen to boom-boom music much. However Onhwy61's comment was even funnier! When reading about thugs, violence, and animals, he relates it to Rap music. Quite a definition! ;)I did some research... | |
| McIntosh MR7083 vs. Magnum Dynalab MD100 tuner The MR78 seems to have quite a cult following. I have never come across one in all my McIntosh swapping but on ebay, there are bidding wars over nice MR78s and they can go up to $1800 for perfect in-box ones. There were a few threads here in the p... | |
| Death Knell for cd's? Hey Muzikat - that is what I have been doing for many months already! Gotta love HDCD, SACD, DVDA, MP3....... | |
| Physical explanation of amp's break in? I guess it is clear that there is no need for another EE like me to comment on this, however I am about to. The thread has drifted to where it is hard to tell what the latest consensus is but if it matters at all, I think we tend to over-analyze b... | |
| Amp Selection Assistance Needed Back when I had N804s, I got an old McIntosh 2125 (great deal) and the sound was suddenly remarkable, making my Krell KSA100 sound just too closed-up. Since then I sold all of them but before that, I tried the Bryston 4B (the previous one to the S... | |
| Grounding My Equipment Actually american liability concerns keep floating grounds from being a reality. Some european companies firmly believe this is the only way to do it, like Goldmund and the like.Try plugging items in different outlets. My ground noise disappeared ... | |
| Which speakers for top notch system The Lamm M2.1 will put out nearly 400W with the high-impedance tap at 8 ohms. I don't think power is a problem with a Lamm amplifier. I would check out the Sonus Faber Amati too. I feel the Wilson's are too cold - especially the Sophias. I heard t... | |
| Which basic amps can drive 1 ohm loads ? I had a KSA100 for a while but it blew transistors so I got rid of it. | |
| Is there a Great Integrated Tube amp for $3-4K Rogue Tempest is the name. Good point - a very nice integrated. I was impressed when I heard it a year ago or so (on Tannoy D700). Arthur | |
| Which basic amps can drive 1 ohm loads ? McIntosh has performance graphs for most of its recent amps that show total stability at 1 ohm. However, it also depends on the volume you wish to listen at since the power is to the square of voltage (P=V^2/R). Most amps will do it at low volume ... |