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| Have Jeff Rowland Concentra II am I crazy... I used the Concentra II as a preamp for a short time while in the process of changing directions and it performed great. If you have thoughts of getting a Mac amp to pair with it, you may want to consider the McIntosh MA-2275 tube integrated, it i... | |
| McIntosh Integrated Does the 2275 come with KT88 or 6550? Is their a preference for one tube over the other?It comes with KT88's; I have 6550's I received from McIntosh, their KT88's are better. As for tube rolling, search the archives...it has been stated by others ... | |
| Ques on Mcintosh and Power Meters LED's are better simply because they last much longer. You should be very pleased that your bulbs performed so long Mark. | |
| Ques on Mcintosh and Power Meters "Which is better?" LED's!!! | |
| What interconnects work well with Mcintosh Gear? Audio Note AN-Vz and AN-Vx cables work very nice for me. | |
| B&W Nautilus 802D, Wilson Sophia 2, or others? Perhaps Jaybo is right, and I should just be happy. Nothing wrong with that, it will save you a lot of money! That said, in my situation, the W/P 7's are so far superior to what I had with the 802D's it is hard, for me, to put to words. FWIW, I ha... | |
| B&W Nautilus 802D, Wilson Sophia 2, or others? The amps I used with the 802D's were, Classe (Delta) CA2200, Musical Fidelity kW500 (integrated), McIntosh MA2275 (integrated) and McIntosh MC402.The bottom end is boomy, they were not very "open" sounding and lacked the fun factor I have experien... | |
| B&W Nautilus 802D, Wilson Sophia 2, or others? I have heard both speakers at the same dealer, in the same system, same day; the Sophia 2's were/are the better speakers to me, it would be an easy choice between these two for me. I have also owned the 802D's.Brian | |
| Thiel/Crutchfield I am somewhat surprised at a lot of the negative responses, it comes off a bit snobbish to me. If Theil never sells one speaker via Crutchfield at least it is getting their name out there to possible future buyers. Furthermore, it is possible that... | |
| Survey-What is your most used source? It has been 5 years since I last posted. I would say now that my Dish receiver is used most, I play satellite radio a lot. | |
| Wilson Sophia 2 or Focal Electra 1037 be? Well said Mert and thanks for the follow up. Congratulations on a happy purchase. | |
| "Is that a record??? " No surprise to me, I doubt the "general" public realizes that LP's are still made; why would they think differentlty, they don't see them in the places they see music for sale, nor do they see turntables next to CDP's for sale.I suspect that most ... | |
| McIntosh MC402 vs. Bryston 4B SST Which is better between the Bryston and the Mac I don't know, as I haven't heard the Bryston, but Paul's statements are subjective at best.Yes the 14 b sst has a twenty year warranty the bryston is more reliable ...This doesn't mean the Bryston is... | |
| The Cost of Cables Excellent reply Jd.I think the problem we quasi audiophiles have is a $5,000 cable is almost in reach, where a $100,000 component is not.Good point and I think there is truth to this. That said, I continue to struggle with $5000 for "wire", especi... | |
| The Cost of Cables Jd, as someone who has dealt with you in the past, I purchased speaker cables from you, and as someone who admires your review that you wrote a few years ago on cables, I greatly respect your comments and thank you for taking time to write a lengt... |