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| McIntosh vs. ARC It will come down to personal taste. I haven't found ARC to be very involving or emotional (even their expensive models) but others probably disagree. So, you won't find your answer here. You will simply have to pick one and see if you like it. | |
| preamp suggetions for mid lvl system Find a good deal on a Classe CP50. Amazing preamp and I have had many. Check my "system" link for lots more info. The CP50 is never bright and is very very refined. Cost $3300 new but you can get them for around $800 now. High level performance at... | |
| What to feed my Paradigm Studio speakers? I am another one of those defected EEs - I have realized that our measurment capabilites are rather poor but beyond that, I have realized that we probably aren't measuring the right things in the first place. At least when it comes to high perform... | |
| best all-round,full range at $2000 I second the JM Lab Electra 926s. Check my system page. | |
| Thinking about selling my CD collection = MP3 My buddy's hard drive AND backup went down - and there went all his music. He is super bummed to say the least. | |
| Strange how many used valves measure NOS? Maybe I have been lucky but many tubes I buy as "used" actually test like new. I have only once gotten a dud - a 6AB4 I bought on ebay. I disregard the NOS label until I test them myself. | |
| Can someone guide me as to what Single driver ?? Check out Omega Loudspeakers. They mostly use Fostex drivers and sound very interesting. Seems like installing a super tweeter in parallel is going to hurt your speaker's high impedance. That may not be a good thing but you will probably just have... | |
| hifi audio in movies I am, admittedly, not a movie buff but have actually seen two of the ones mentioned - As Good As It Gets and Stepford Wives. I did noticed the Mcs in the latter one but had forgotten about it. I will check the others out. I am always looking for r... | |
| McIntosh Tubes / Triangle Speakers I used to have a pair of Triangle Comete ES and can say they are excellent with McIntosh. I have a MC240 tube amp that I never got to use with the Cometes but I am familiar enough with both to say it will be sublime. Actually, I think Naias would ... | |
| McIntosh C15 Vs. C712 I used to have a C712 and highly recommend it for the money. However, I do find the next generation pres (C15, 42, 200, etc) to be a little more transparent overall. I never did a head-to-head of a 712 and 15 though.Arthur | |
| Audio Aero Prestige vs. Esoteric X-01 Limited I have an AA Prima Mk2 and auditioned the Prestige at length. AA makes exactly the type of sound I like. It doesn't sound like digital and yet has excellent resolution and timing. That is what I would go with. | |
| Beginner/ Starter cables I highly recommend the MIT T2 series. They are discontinued now so you can get great deals and they beat all other inexpensive cables I have tried.Arthur | |
| Speaker Suggestions? I second JM Lab Utopia. Not necessarily the Grande (have to have a big room for them) but any of them will match extremely well with McIntosh. I have loved Mc and JM Lab together in my system for years. | |
| Unison Unico SE noise I have had brand new tubes be bad right out of their box. Arthur | |
| Is Digital actually better than Analog? Not everyone is the same as you. |