dvvilkins
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| interconnects vs speaker cables vs power cords - which make the biggest difference? @ccandte Six years late, but here’s my experience as well as first time delving into a subjective mater on audigon. here we go! I would say based on my experience and conclusions aftermarket power cables SOMETIMES matter, whereas interconnects an... | |
| Powering on McIntosh D100 from A PC Thanks for the good idea, @yakbob Sorry it's taken me so long to respond. | |
| PSA: Be Careful Dealing With Uptone Audio Was going to bid on a USB REGEN unit. Came here for research. On second thought, I'll pass on the bid. https://www.ebay.com/itm/265865956707 | |
| Best Brandenburg Concerto recording CD Anyone on the hunt for the version with Karl Ristenpart conducting the Orchestre de Chambre de la Sarre. Here's a good article on its vinyl/CD genealogy. https://www.soundstagehifi.com/index.php/feature-articles/keepers/612-ristenpart-revivals | |
| Power Cords - Shielding or No Shielding Just received a response back from McIntosh that the MA6900 power cable is unshielded. In their words, "A well designed power supply will not get noise induced into the power cord..." | |
| Power Cords - Shielding or No Shielding How would I know if my power cable is shielded or not? It’s the stock one that came from McIntosh with my MA6900. Just tryin’ to keep this thread alive for another decade... | |
| Good and bad w/ replacing stock preamp jumpers? I tried the Audioquest RCA pre-amp jumpers and could not hear any discernible difference between them and the metal pins that came stock on my McIntosh MA6900 integrated amp. For reference, the metal pins are insulated and looks a lot like these h... | |
| The best speakers to pair with McIntosh MA7000 ? I own the MA6900. Though I have not heard the 7000, I am told it is identical, except for the additional power, more I/O choices, and updated cosmetics. I have paired the MA6900 with several Sonus Fabers to excellent results. I currently own the G... | |
| iPod directly into amp Thanks for all the feedback. I've noticed that some of the McIntosh amps have imput sensitivity adjustments in the form of a switch (0.75V/2.5V) in the back and an input gain knob in the front to further adjust the sentitivity.Does this provide an... | |
| iPod directly into amp Thank you all for the feedback. So, the concensus seems to be integrated amp.I do in fact own a docking station from Apple, so line out wouldn't cut into my budget. |