aball
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| McIntosh MC-501s; balanced and unbalanced preamps; As a side note to Joe, TAS reviewers thought the phono stage in the C2200 was not nearly as good as the one in the C46. | |
| It's the middle of summer and I need a... McIntosh MC202. Same used price as your A21 but will be way cooler (pun intended ;) | |
| Integrated Tube Amp For Soliloquy 5.0 Speakers In case you don't want to join the Prima Luna bandwagon, I would suggest the Jolida 302b. I liked it so much I have to suggest it to you as an excellent alternative. It is also inexpensive but looks great and sounds very impressive. Arthur | |
| Classe CP50 or Sim Audio??? To drive the "system dependant" point further, I have had the opposite experience of Mimberman. I have not compared the CP50 and the P3 directly but I owned the former and know the latter. I find the Classe to have a special sound - rather smooth ... | |
| Classe Model 30 I agree with Amthanh that the CP50 would be even better for little more money. The CP47.5/65 were a step down in refinement from the previous 45/50/60 series (and obvious cost cutting if you compare the two side-by-side). I had a CP50 and loved it... | |
| Pass Aleph 3 vs Classe dr3 I don't know much about it but a friend of mine had an early Classe, can't remember if it was the dr-3 or not but it was definately low power (like 25Wpc). He loved it but said that it ran really hot which would mean that the circuits will age rat... | |
| Good 845 integrated The Unison 845 Absolute is INCREDIBLE. It sticks out in my mind as one of the most wonderful sounding integrateds I have ever heard. Hard to find though and it's a PP triode design but man did it ever sound sublime. One day, I will have one. | |
| Integrated amplifier - selection and alternatives The McIntosh MA6900 is absolutely fantastic. It has a rare musical capability that few others can match. | |
| NAD C 350 vs Mc Intosh MA 6100 I listened to a 6100 for a while one time and thought it was very nice. It is not "hifi" though in the sense that the detail is not thrown at you and the frequency extremes are a little curtailed. However, many people love that kind of sound, incl... | |
| what CD player between 1-2K I know exactly the problem you are referring to. I would suggest you give the inexpensive Jolida JD100 a try but be sure to get some nice tubes for it - the stock tubes make it a good buy at $1k but good NOS tubes will make it competitive in the $... | |
| McIntosh MC162 vs. MC7270 Yes, I think the extra power would help you out. However, the 162 will have a lower output impedance than the 7270 because it is direct coupled and so will get you a better damping factor (although this wouldn't be a big deal with monitors). I lik... | |
| Which companies also offer good service?? McIntosh and BAT have been great for me. | |
| Popping when source is switched or muted HUH???? I think it is simply a ground problem. I have had that several times with various pieces of equipment. Just get yourself a $2 adapter that has a 3 prong female on one end and a two prong male on the other. This will lift the ground. Put it on your... | |
| What is needed to have the best CD/Digital sound? Tubes! | |
| Mark Levinson/Revel Support is tops Is HSG paying you?? haha |