cosmic_charlie
Responses from cosmic_charlie
| Mac MA 12000 integrated amp vs. Mac separates? I upgraded from the MA 8900 to 611 monoblocks and a c22 pre-amp(didn’t need the 2700’s DAC). It is a significant improvement, and although I haven’t heard the 12000, I suspect these separates would be a substantial step up from it as well. | |
| Comments re: MSB Director upgrade cost, additional hardware and cables A little confused. Does the Director make reclockers and switches ( for example, the Innuos Phoenix USB and Net) unnecessary? | |
| McIntosh Labs delivery issues FWIW, ordered my 611’s in late March of this year. At that time, the factory said lead time on 611’s was shorter than on other models. Their guesstimate was two months then. Actual delivery time was just under 4 months. Well worth the wait—the... | |
| Macintosh delays Hah hah—expensive night light | |
| Macintosh delays D’oh, good point! | |
| DAC recommendation in 5 to 10K range The MSB Discrete is a game-changer. Highly recommend. | |
| Honest Experience on Effects of Subwoofer Please I have a small room, with a line array of Rel s-510’s. The overall improvement is off the charts: soundstage, mids, hi’s are all much improved, not to mention of course, the low end. I started with one, then a second, then two more, and finally... | |
| McIntosh MC 462 Thanks, Sam. I’m thinking that still holds true even as integrated amps get better and better. | |
| Bricasti M3 vs. Holo Audio May vs. PS Audio DS Thanks for all the thoughtful responses. About a month ago, I came to pretty much the same conclusions as @verdantaudio: far fewer compromises at about the $10,000 level. So I now have an MSB Discrete, driven by a Mac MA 8900 into Vandersteen T... | |
| How many of you are digital only systems? Good analogy @gdnrbob. I agree. 100% digital here. | |
| MSB Discrete vs. Bricasti M1 SE Yes, very helpful and an excellent breakdown. Thanks! | |
| MSB Discrete vs. Bricasti M1 SE Good to know, thanks! | |
| Bricasti M3 vs. Holo Audio May vs. PS Audio DS @hgeifman Got it, thanks! | |
| Bricasti M3 vs. Holo Audio May vs. PS Audio DS @hgeifman I’m thinking about increasing my DAC budget. I see you looked at the MSB Discrete. I don’t think I would need any of the add-ons, which means it would be priced pretty close to the Bricasti M1. Have you compared those two by any ch... | |
| Bricasti M3 vs. Holo Audio May vs. PS Audio DS @hgeifman Yes, thanks, quite a bit of useful information. Still researching, but leaning toward Bricasti. As @mike_in_nc points out, the Holo Audio May does seem to be the latest reviewer’s darling—although it could well be the real deal. I do l... |