effischer
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| 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... | |
| Best one step liquid record cleaner.??? FWIW, I've had very good results with LAST all-purpose cleaner and an old-school Discwasher brush on vinyl that's already been through an ultrasonic or vacuum process. The LAST power cleaner works very well on new vinyl and will also remove any r... | |
| Amps from the 1980's -- What gear holds up sonically? Reliably? A bit surprised no one has mentioned Belles. I have an original Belles Research Model 1 purchased new in 1985 that sounds just as terrific now as it did then. No repair or service required, even after a number of cross-country moves. Detailed, ... | |
| McIntosh MC2125 and C27 +1 Roxy. If you like the sound and price, buy them. McIntosh quality is among the very best. | |
| Looking at upgrading to a new MC cartridge any thoughts? Another vote for the XX2 MkII. I found it a distinct improvement from the 17D3. It especially likes tube preamps, FWIW.Have fun! |