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| B&W vs JM Lab I hate to say it, but, the nautilus 800 is definately not a monitor speaker.... I also prefer the JM Labs to B&Ws in all cases. The mini utopias are to die for - simply outstanding. JM Labs however can sound thin with a lean amp so go for one ... | |
| HELP: I need a solid state amp with a tube sound I have determined that the sound I like is the warm mellow slightly dark one very similar to tube sound. The SS amps that fall in this catergory are (WRT family sound): CJ, BAT, Pass, Classe, McIntosh. There are surly more but these are the ones I... | |
| Some questions on break in periods.... Check the archives for at least 10 posts on this. There are a million opinions and "facts" on this and you will never get a straight answer. As an electrical engineer, I don't believe in it save for speakers, and that is based on my research and m... | |
| Which Amp for Magnepan MG 3.6/R? I third McIntosh. I have heard the smaller Magnepans (2.?) with a McIntosh MC202 and it was beautiful. Tireguy's dealer comments are dumb IMO. Any amp has issues with bad speaker impedance curves but there are some darn good engineers that spend t... | |
| Wanted... Advice - Best Speaker for McIntosh Amp I admit that the B&Ws are not my favorites, but they can actually sound good with McIntoshes. Tannoy, Magnepans, and Paradigm Studios really sound excellent with them too. | |
| Mosfets: The way to go for SS amplification? MOSFETs have some very good properties for audio amps. Lateral MOSFETs are more thermally stable than BJTs thanks to their negative thermal coefficient. They are easier to design with too - no beta droop, no secondary breakdown, automatic current ... | |
| Receiver recommendations? I don't care for Onkyo myself but there are some very nice Sony ES receivers that can be had used for a song. Even new, the bottom-of-the-line ES is like $400. Good luck -Arthur | |
| Amplifier Hum Yes, the rectifier problem I alluded to is generally a DC offset voltage that can cause a hum as Darryl found out. You might want to take his advice and see. | |
| Used separates in sub $2k range? I would go with McIntosh MC7100 and C712 (designed together - I have them now), or, the Conrad-Johnson setup mentioned by Sugarbrie. Good luck. | |
| $1,500 to spend on a tubed full function pre Check out the impressive Antique Sound Labs AQ2002DT. Brand new for $1200. May not be a flashy name but the music is there in full glory. Arthur | |
| Opinions on Mcintosh MC-2500 Amp from the 1980s 129 lbs. to be exact. It is a lovely amp. I only heard it once, playing Joseph 33i speakers and it was quite amazing. Very smooth and incredibly powerful. Classic Mc sound which to my ears is one of the best. Arthur | |
| Amplifier Hum For a transformer to hum, the gapping in a standard (i.e. square) transformer is off by some very small amount, whether in the gap itself or in the lamination spacing. When the gapping is off, the transformer suffers from eddy current losses that ... | |
| Review: Levinson No-331 Amplifier Yeah, the XA200 is very expensive, and huge. I auditioned the 334 at length and did not like it as much as the McIntosh 352 in the same exact setup (we just swapped the amps out) of B&W N802s and Proceed CDP. I was surprised because I really w... | |
| Review: Pass Labs X-250 Amplifier Enjoyed your review. I am intrigued by the Pass eventhough I have only listened to the X150 for a few minutes (and liked it very much). As a small correction, the Pass is not digital. Very few audio amps are digital (PS Audio and a couple others, ... | |
| Anyone audition/own the new McIntosh speakers? Glad to hear it! I have been really wanting to like these speakers but just can't find any to listen to. I figured they are good since I have heard some McIntosh XRT25 that were simply fantastic. Thanks for the info. Arthur |