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| what to think about when matching pre and amp They will work just fine together. | |
| fuller sound at lower volumes Ditto Onhwy61. The MA6500 would be perfect for you since it has a loudness compensation circuit. My C712 had one and I used the heck out of it. I miss it a lot now. Also, the McIntosh will be much richer sounding than the MF gear in any case. | |
| Colorizing The Sound Get a McIntosh C46! | |
| Differences btween ARC preamp ref models? This site may give you some answers:http://www.arcdb.ws/ | |
| Baseline hearing tests Haha! Good question. As I always say, everything is relative. You can't win. Arthur | |
| Preamps with Dual Main Out? The Audio Research and Classe outputs are not independently switched if that matters to you. In your case, I guess it wouldn't. | |
| isolation transformer vs line conditioner Having seen the output waveforms of isolation transformers on an oscilloscope, I definately wouldn't want one in my audio system. Their output is fine for electrical equipment but not for human ears IMO. Arthur | |
| MA Gold 60s-JM Labs 926 or Revel Performa 50s No sub or surrounds for me. I am very very VERY picky about image focus so HT just doesn't meet my needs. Arthur | |
| RECIEVER recommendations McIntosh MHT100 used. I heard this thing playing a Metallica concert on B&W N802 and 805 and it was incredible. Definately way more than 80W were coming out of it. I was very impressed. And of course McIntosh is famous for its tuners. Arthur | |
| Best CD Player for 800-1500 Used If you want soundstage depth that will knock your socks off, you should get a tube Jolida JD100. Put NOS tubes in it and you will be surprised. No SS CD player I have ever tried even comes close to this (Arcam CD23 and Classe 1.5 included). Arthur | |
| Can you have a huge 3D soundstage in a small room? I agree your speakers need to be on the short wall. I rarely audition a system that has a better soundstage than mine and my room is 14x15 so I think it is definately possible for you to get a terrific soundstage. It takes A LOT of experimenting t... | |
| Mcintosh MA6900 power meter bulb replacement I am not familiar with doing this job on the integrateds but in general, some bulbs are plug-in and some solder. My MC7200 meter bulbs are plug-in types. I have done this job on 6 McIntoshes and it was always easy - but you should know your way wi... | |
| MA Gold 60s-JM Labs 926 or Revel Performa 50s I have heard all three of those and own the 926s. IMO, the Revels and the JM Labs are definately more refined than the MA Gold 60s - particularly the soundstage and high frequencies.As for power consumption, the 926s are pretty darn efficient and ... | |
| Cables for McIntosh Equipment I tried numerous cables with my McIntosh and like MIT the best as well. I currently use (now discontinued) Terminator 2 thoughout my whole system. Arthur | |
| Integrated Tube Around $1000 Rich - I wasn't referring to your mention of 85dB. Same number but different comment.Also, I think some people confuse forward sound with increased volume. A more forward presentation will sound louder at the same volume as a more laid back presen... |