aball
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| What is the ideal High Freq extension? I think the music should dictate the frequencies - not your own judgement. In this case, the extension from the speakers should always be higher than that of the recordings. For good transient control, you need high system bandwidth - the higher t... | |
| New transport for my audio aero?? Contact Globe Audio. They have been very helpful each time I wanted information about Audio Aero products.Arthur | |
| Musical Fidelity A5 CDP I compared the A5 head-to-head with an Ayre CX7e in the same system and the Ayre had better body in the midrange and more potent bass with no brittle tendency in the highs. Imaging and soundstaging were similar in the relatively short amount of ti... | |
| Amp upgrade question Yeah, it is hard to beat horizontal biamping. It presents a way better load to the amps than first seems apparent.My suggestion would be sell off your 2100 and get an older McIntosh MC275 or a vintage MC240. The older ones have gain controls that ... | |
| System change recommendations I don't recommend the A88 because, as you found out, it was an early model for Cayin and it took them a long time to work everything out so there are multiple versions. Antique Sound Labs was famous for doing that too at the beginning. But the mai... | |
| Has anyone heard the new Mcintosh ma7000 ??? Thanks Brian for the lead-in! Yes, the 7000 is clearly better than the 6900. It has quite a bit better pace and dynamics but also soundstaging with the 7000 is out of this world. I was extremely impressed with the 7000. I heard it with Avalon Asce... | |
| Your favorite recent discovery The Faint - Danse MacabreArthur | |
| Line Array speakers? I have recently fallen in love with a line array - the McIntosh XRT1K. HOLY MOLY!! It was most impressive. Makes me wonder if down the road I could afford a pair of XRT28 or something because these line arrays sound like the real deal.From what I ... | |
| McIntosh Amp Ratings Most of these posts are right on. Although I think the doubling up and halving down isn't exact with Autoformers due to coupling effects. Theoretically, yes, but in reality, no. Take a look at the Stereophile measurements of the MC501 and you'll s... | |
| Longest continuous playing songs Timbaland's CD, all the Pyschotrance albums, Ozric Tentacles, and my personal favorites: The Allman Brothers' "Whipping Post" and "Mountain Jam." I know of some others but can't quite think of their names right now.Arthur | |
| Amp / Preamp for Focal 1007 BE Speakers? I've never heard of 1036 speakers before. Anyway...Hi Ken - I was very impressed with the 1007. You made a great choice. First of all, what size is your room? Bass quality is directly related to the size of the room. You will not be able to get su... | |
| Lexicon RV8 vs McIntosh MHT200: best for 2 chnl? Hey Jeff - the MA6500 is a super nice integrated. It has lots of detail and out-paces the 6900 hands down. I even listened to a 6500 playing Avantgarde Duo horns and the sound was still excellent - surprisingly so since the other amps on hand were... | |
| Learned something about vinyl vs. digital recently Sounds like you need a different CD player! There are a number of options with lots of body and density. Arthur | |
| Power cord for Rotel RCD-1072 CDP Try an MIT Z-cord II. That is what we used on the 1072 and it complimented it very well. It is in your price range.Whether you notice a difference or not will totally depend on the resolution of the rest of your system. If your system is dialed in... | |
| Slate vs Granite vs Maple? I think wood is the way to go. Pretty stiff and yet still has great damping.Arthur |