effischer
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| mcintosh c2600 and ma6600 question My mistake; @tls49 is correct. There are indeed jumpers between the power amp and output 1 jacks. The rear panel photo I looked at yesterday wasn't clear enough to see that. No substitute for checking the original manual information. Apologies... | |
| mcintosh c2600 and ma6600 question As far as I can tell, you wouldn't gain much. The MA6600 doesn't seem to offer an external processor loop. That's what would disconnect the 6600 preamp section from its power amp and allow you to use all the benefits of the 2600. You can use th... | |
| Inherited 21 piece of vintage McIntosh and need help building a system Second Audio Classics as a reference source and the advice on the speakers. Look those over very carefully before giving them a try, and then only at a very modest level to see if they still have any life left.That said, the first basic rig I'd p... | |
| Your choice - TT, Arm, Stage, Cartridge - $5000 budget Here's a very good way to go: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/turntables-sota-series-v-star-2017-07-24-analog. Buy a new dust cover for it if you like, get a good LOMC with a Sutherland 20/20 or similar and you're off an running. The table is... | |
| What's been your turntable ownership over the years? 1971-1975: BSR 310 and Shure M1975-1977: BIC 980 and Grace F8E1977-1980: B&O Beogram 2402 and MM10June 1980: Sansui PD31 and Empire1980-1981: Revox B790 and Empire1981-1985: Rega Planar 2 and Ortofon OM10, then Dynavector 23 Ruby1985-now... | |
| Mcintosh @2channeljunkie I can't offer any input on the Theta amps; never ran across any. I vastly preferred the MC2500 to SAE and Phase Linear at the time, but found the Threshold Stasis to be a bit more enjoyable with the turntable rig I was using (Magn... | |
| Mcintosh @g_nakamoto: The MC602 commenced production ~2000 and is still available, while the MC2600 ran from 1990 to 1995. MC602 is quad balanced, was tested to a far wider frequency response range and has a better S/N number. MC2600 has better specifica... | |
| Mcintosh Thanks for the clarification and sorry for the oversight! Mc model codes can be tricky in the amps/preamps section if one isn't paying close attention.Regardless, the MC2500 and MC2600 are generally considered the two most "classic" McIntosh soli... | |
| Mcintosh DSD = Direct Stream Digital; sigma delta modulation @ 1 bit, 2.8224 MHz sampling. It is the SACD standard. The C2500 has a pulse code modulation-only DAC that goes up to 32 bit, 192 kHz sampling. PCM is the foundation of the CD Red Book standar... | |
| Best Debut Albums +1 for Sea Level. What an obscure entry! Here's another one: Ambrosia (self-titled). | |
| Curved and Straight Tonearms At your price point, you can consider going a refurbished Sota and start looking for a good condition Graham 2.2 arm or similar. The Graham features VTA adjustment on-the-fly. That is one of the biggest improvements in playback quality you can m... | |
| Help me to choose turntable below 1600$. Another vote for Sota from this very happy owner. Here's something in that vein: https://www.audiogon.com/listings/turntables-sota-sapphire-ii-2017-06-16-analog-60010-1510-barringto... Freshly refurbished & one of the best out there at any ... | |
| mcintosh mc402+c46 or mc402+c2200,2300 Another vote for the C2300 here; it has one of the very best phono sections ever made and is especially good with LOMC cartridges. Good luck & happy listening! | |
| McIntosh D100 as Preamp Not sure what you're trying to accomplish here. Running a D100 into a C2300 pre is running two preamplifiers in series. Are you outputting PCM (e.g. 24 bit 192 kHz or DSD) from your digital sources into some kind of a DAC now or are you using th... | |
| Last stylus preservative...anyone still use it? I religiously use both the cleaner and preservative with outstanding results. 25 years out of my last DV MR23RS and 6 on my "new" XX2 MkII. I've also found their vinyl cleaners and preservative excellent products. LPs I purchased new and used t... |