aball
Responses from aball
| speaker cable; what to do? Hi. The distance is not a problem since your gauge is big enough. I would not spend a fortune on cables (what is your budget?) since I personally don't think that they can make a gigantic difference. I did however buy all MIT Terminator 2s (speake... | |
| McIntosh transistor tuners....any good ones? I don't think that McIntosh would sell anything that was not good - all their personnel have that rare pride in their company (obviously, otherwise they would have died off long ago or would be like Marantz is today). I personally have only liste... | |
| Seeking feedback on Swan, Paradigm and Triangle I have Paradigm Studio reference 100 v2 also and I LOVE them. When I was searching, I did not care what speakers I was to buy, just so long as they sounded great. Everytime I was out on business, I would swing by the audio stores and see what they... | |
| What is stopping the ultimate? If you ask me, the recording quality. Some of my favorite CDs sound like crap unfortunately. My Mcintosh setup does the best job of all the ones I have tried to prevent a constant hiss from coming through but the recording still sucks. Perhaps whe... | |
| Feeding Maggie A friend has been running a McIntosh MA6450 (100wpc @ 4 ohms solid state) on Maggies (not sure which) and they sound excellent. He is thrilled with the looks and performance of this setup and I would agree. Mc integrateds seem to be hard to find o... | |
| Krell vs Levinson vs Pass vs Rowland May be overkill at this point but I would say Rowland too. The MLs seem somewhat dead with most speakers I have heard them on, Krell is not smooth enough, and the Pass Labs go against all logic for longterm use with their ridiculous no-feedback ci... | |
| McIntosh hum problem Hi. I don't believe it has anything to do with the units themselves since they both do it. I would check grounding also (in your outlet wiring) and make sure that all points are connected to the same spot. | |
| McIntosh buffs: Can anyone tell me what the..... Thanks for the info. I know Roger's site very well and have tried to email O'Brian but got no response.Arthur | |
| Opinion on Mcintosh preamps C-38,C-40, C-42. I had a C38 for a while and really thought it was a fantastic unit. It sounded wonderful and looked wonderful - one of the best preamps I have ever heard. Not tried to the C42 but will have one eventually. I sold the C38 since I used very few of i... | |
| What speakers do you recommend? Very simply and inexpensively, and without hesitation, the Paradigm Reference Studio 100s. i have a room situation like yours (14x16 actually) and they sound fantastic no matter where I put them - hence I dont need to have them in the middle of th... | |
| Mcintosh - Love Em' or Hate Em' ......Why? As I said before, I find Mc equipement wonderful. I love the look and I love the sound. I like Krell, and ML, ok but I find they have a generally dry sound compared to Mc. That said, I think dismissing a maker altogether is ridiculous.Also, many o... | |
| Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh? I think the name of the problem is "justification." When you dump a pile of money into your dream system it must sound good because you are then past the point of no return and can't go back - you can go forward by "upgrading" (I hate that word be... | |
| Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh? I read the above responses with great interest since I am a NEW fan of Mcintosh at the ripe old age of 24 (stereotype #1 dismissed). As an electrical engineer (stereotype #2 dismissed) on his way to a Ph.D. in the field, paying for school is my ut... | |
| Mcintosh Vs Proceed I have listened to many systems in the last few years thanks to an obsession I have developed for audio equipment (and being an electronics engineer is part of it). Just a few months ago I was in Texas for business and went to Marvin's electronics... |