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| New Magico Speaker Break-in Question @jmeyers decooney Many thanks for your thoughtful response. My A5s are powered by McIntosh MC611s. These are mono amplifiers that output 600 watts are 8, 4, and 2 ohms. Consequently, I don’t think that my amplification is the cause of my near-ter... | |
| New Magico Speaker Break-in Question To @jmeyers - What amplifier are you running and can it handle down into 2-ohm loads? ------------------------ How about dips into 2.6 ohms, more specifically. Your other speakers were 6 ohms. These are 4 ohms nominal, and dip down if you... | |
| Some people actively participate but rarely if ever start a thread. Some are happy enough with their system(s) as-is, no longer searching or less so, yet don't mind trying to help others when they can, is another reason perhaps. | |
| The Music Room - Boulder Colorado @larsa39 ...Two days prior to this, on Dec 18, I had received an email from them saying "Currently, we are experiencing a higher than normal volume of incoming items, I got the run-around from them until Dec 30, when I finally got an answer. It ... | |
| Used tube preamps, Cary, AR, Aesthetix, Wells...........or? To @billpete not sure if I mentioned it, a colleague owned a Red 98 F1, it still had the original caps in it as upgraded. He tried it for a while with the Cary V12R amp I sold to him. He had been comparing it to his $17k Conrad Johnson preamp fro... | |
| How many times can u visit a hifi store before it annoys the store if u plan on a purchase If you are there to genuinely look and learn, with an intention to buy something some day, somewhere, just let them know. Most dealers are understanding. However, if you are not serious about buying right now, and just looking, they’ll appreciate... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? To @billpete, good for you. I like AR9s quite a bit and their history. As you may be well aware, known as the "inspiration of future audio products" in its era. While I’ve never owned a set myself, a local dealer had a set a few months back to a... | |
| What are your go to LP's for evaluating new gear or new tubes? "@billpete I do see some die hard old vinyl guys like me, switching to streaming nowadays."... You can do both. Experiencing remastered content, and how learning engines of streaming works, and discovering more of the types of music you enjo... | |
| Which tubes to buy To @motorheadflash, I agree, best to stick with the same and what your amps were designed and voiced with originally. Best to source from a dealer who truly batch matches the tubes as AR did for your amps new. While I use close-matched sets of... | |
| Need recommendation for repair service in CA bay area - McCormack DNA-1 +1 @ozzy62 ----- I followed along with a few folks who checked into this with Pat/Steve, and we concluded sending it in and having the nice rebuild sure makes for a nice alternative while it lasts. And, you can end up with a really nice ... | |
| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 @billpete ...2nd owner who bought it to pair with a Cary tube amp 12 something or other. Probably either the Cary V12, 12i, 12R amp, and I owned one for many years along with a few colleagues. Without a good local tech or Cary agreeing to serv... | |
| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 @billpete I believe I was told Jensen caps. The tubes are EH 6SN7, I think 2 are gold and two are not. AU’s and AX’s are JJ. Probably not what I want to hear. I have quite a lot of vintage AU’s and AX’s and variants that will be better than JJ’s.... | |
| If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98 @billpete what tubes did your 98P F1 come with? Hey, before spending more on tubes, it’s worth opening the bottom, taking a photo of which oil filled caps are in it. Are they gold color Jensen or Jupiter, or something else. The sound changes nota... | |
| Maybe critical listening skills are bad? Eventually you will move from critical listening skills back to enjoyment listening. | |
| Choosing a preamplifier - synergy vs. matching components @apollinaire ..However you find that there are other brands that perhaps can deliver a greater result soundwise, Entirely possible, yes, after investment in time, money, trial & error, and many here have done this successfully. To your ... |