deadhead1000
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| Thinking about a McIntosh Preamp I can’t tell what the pairing would sound like, but I love having tone and loudness controls when listening at low volumes. It may not be “pure” but so what. Go for it. I have mixed and matched McIntosh amps with other pre’s and have not had an is... | |
| What Monitors would you pick for my new office (bookshelf) >> I’ve used both Harbeth and Totems that way. Totems are a little bit “faster” sounding and a little less bass, the harbeths are a bit warmer. They are also front ported which helps the bass. | |
| Recommendations for Speakers that can be used close to the rear wall. I have to agree with Russ69, no matter what you get, you will lose a lot. I can make two suggestions, first is not to go with a rear port. Second, most "monitor" type speakers will be a good choice. I went with Harbeths (I also listen to everythin... | |
| How do you listen? Thanks @miljostyn, I never knew that, and now will slowly raise the volume. Warm my ears up, love it. | |
| Tube vs solid state (with all apologies) As a guitar player myself, you are basically asking should I use coated or uncoated strings…or a Marshall vs.Fender. Lots of opinions and reasons for either one. You will also get lots of opinions on this question. However, I will jump in and say ... | |
| Bought a new McIntosh amp Not going to get into the debate over the Mc sound, but I have owned Mc equipment and Rotel. I'd say upgrade the speakers first, based on my experience. Hope that is a little helpful. | |
| Is Bob Dylan’s “visions of Joanne” a rap song? Oh, and thank you Larryi - your comments deepen the discussion I was hoping to have. | |
| Is Bob Dylan’s “visions of Joanne” a rap song? Thank you tomcy6 (from the OP). | |
| Is Bob Dylan’s “visions of Joanne” a rap song? As the OP, I was only referring to genre, not race. I have heard that Rap is considered to evolve from the Blues. Bob did not create Rap, Elvis did not create blues. Wendy did not create classical. You may not ever hear Bob’s version of it on a Ra... | |
| Multi channel Amps for a 7.2 setup based on PSB Synchrony 1 series + SVS Subs I can add my experience. Started with a top-end Denon HT, was not that happy with the sound and went to a McIntosh setup for way more money, much better all around sound, but 2 channel was still just OK. You can get good, but not great 2 channel w... | |
| Aurender music servers: higher priced ones sonically better? @ hgeifman Thanks! I'm not the OP, but have been looking at the N10 and and N20, W is out of reach for now. | |
| Yet another question about streaming I have the Bluesound, it's a great way to get into digital. Easy to use, great support, low price. I then upgraded it just by running it though my outboard DAC like you plan to do, although the DAC built in is quite good for the price. Of course t... | |
| Class A into Class AB @Tom6897 is correct on the first few watts. I own the Luxman 590AXII, it was a tough decision to go with pure class A over their 509 with A-AB with more headroom. I do not believe it's hype or marketing. For me, I decided I didn't need more then t... | |
| Cellular phone and speakers? You need a small amp of some sort and using one with Bluetooth built in or get a Bluetooth adapter to stream from you iPhone to the amp, which then powers your speakers. The iPhone does not have enough power to drive those speakers, so you have to... | |
| Books! For classical, try The Symphony, For the Love of Music, and The Concerto, all by Michael Steinberg. The NPR Listener’s Encyclopedia is a huge, but handy guide with recommended recordings. The encyclopedia of Jazz and Blues is a bit out of date due... |