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Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade
I auditioned both prior to purchasing the c2600 and to my ears the c2600 paired with the mc452 is a perfect marriage. IMHO tubes and classical music go hand in hand yet when I listen to jazz the 452 has the punch jazz begs for. As I recall the mos... 
Speaker jumpers
I'd also like to add that I'm a true believer in Transparent Audio cable and have been for years. I'm currentl'y using TA Reference MM2 speaker cable, along with TA Ultra MM2 interconnects, and TA Powerlink MM2 ac cable. The jumpers were disappoin... 
Speaker jumpers
The typical plates we've all seen and used. I'm not sure of the metals used but I doubt they are anything special.To my ears I get better imaging with the SF jumpers. Not a significant difference, but measurable.BTW, I was using the best jumpers T... 
Speaker jumpers
I just went through this about two weeks ago. I have a pair of Sonus Faber Amati Futura's and just tried Transparent Audio's jumpers and to my ears they were worse. I'm sticking with the ones from Sonus Faber. 
Ethical Help from the AudiogoN Community
IMHO there is absolutely NOTHING wrong or misleading with your ad. You've made it perfectly clear that there's a issue with one speaker. If anyone doesn't like the price your asking, that's fine......move on and find something else. Its not your j... 
Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade
The C2300 enjoys a great reputation. I hope time will put the C2600 in the same positive light. I only upgraded the line stage because I only have CD player for source equipment.Im curious about your thoughts on burn in time. Some say as low as ze... 
Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade
Update...I've installed the Gold Lions and right out of the box there was a SIGNIFICANT improvement! To my ears the mid's and base are the most noticeable. Hard to believe a little over a hundred bucks could make such a dramatic improvement. Looki... 
Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade
Thank you for all your assistance! 
Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade
Mike, one last question. There are 6 tubes, right and left mm, right and left mc along with main input and main output. My only source equipment is a mcd550 CD player, so do I only replace the main input and output? And I assume I would use the go... 
Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade
Thank you for all your help Mike! 
Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade
how many hours would you estimate for total break in? I'm only at about 50 hours currently and really haven't noticed any measurable change. 
Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade
Thanks Mike, are the sonic improvements significant?  
Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade
Thanks again for all your input. This will be a learning experience for certain 
Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade
Thanks for the info joeinid  
Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade
Great question, and I don't know. It would be stock Mac tubes, that I'm told are average at best.