effischer
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| Anyone Demo the McIntosh MX122? I demoed the MX121 while I was in the process of getting my power amp, thinking I could kill 2 birds with one stone. The multichannel processor was superb and I found the user interface fairly intuitive, but I didn't care for how it handled 2 cha... | |
| McIntosh MC302 Power Amp Review Thanks for sharing your experience. It tracks very closely to mine. I did find that going from RCA to the balanced inputs made a substantial difference. The noise floor is so low now that every note rides on a background of absolute black silen... | |
| Speaker for Mcintosh MC 30 Good advice above. You could also look for a pair of original Klipsch Hereseys. Good luck & happy listening! | |
| Now Keith Emerson is gone... What a huge loss and sad day for the music world. | |
| Vintage SS repair shop near Cleveland/Columbus/Detroit? @jl35, just heard back from Steve there. They aren't interested at this time. He says they are 4 months behind. Any other suggestions?Anybody else know of someone in this region? | |
| looking at mcintosh pre-amp c2500. Can I do better for the cost of a Mac? You won't be disappointed, @macandtosh. Make sure to give it 75 hours or so of use before you consider any serious changes to tubes or the rest of your system. It will take at least that long to fully break in and start warming up in a reasonabl... | |
| looking at mcintosh pre-amp c2500. Can I do better for the cost of a Mac? +1 to joeinid & mesch. The C2500 is a superb preamp, especially if you want one of the very best MC phono sections and a top end 32 bit 192 kHz DAC all in one unit. But do you really need that? Yes, it's pricey, and there is a lot of stuff ... | |
| Is there a Blu-Ray player that does SACD and has Audiophile quality sound? I find my MVP881BR does a terrific job. Musical, natural, built like a tank. The DVD up sampling is excellent, too. Since they were recently discontinued, they are dropping quite a bit in price. A far better deck than Oppo, IMO.As always, ther... | |
| Turntable/arm/catridge choices have me spinning If you really want to get the best performance on transients, bass and accuracy simultaneously, the table is somewhat less critical than having the capability for VTA adjustment on-the-fly in the arm and a cartridge that is complimentary to your d... | |
| Turntable/arm/catridge choices have me spinning +1 for Sota & Graham - they have about the best isolation out there. At your budget, you could consider the Sapphire (it does have a basic wood plinth, but I think it works well with my Scandinavian modern furniture - very clean design IMO) w... | |
| Just moved to an apartment need speaker suggestions Depending on your listening preferences, also consider the LS3/5A, either the original Rogers or the current Falcon 15 ohm versions. Outstanding for modest volumes and very forgiving in apartments.Good luck & happy listening! | |
| Record Cleaning - Ultra Sonic or My old ways I use the V8 and have to say that I wouldn't even have considered buying used records before I got it. Just too much gunk in the grooves of used records and most of them are fingerprinted as well. The V8 is a batch unit, so not all that convenie... | |
| McIntosh MA6600 + B&W 804S: a good match ? Generally, McIntosh and B&W work very well together. Mc has enough power and current to fully control what are relatively inefficient speakers like the 804. You might find the integrated amp doesn't reach the pinnacle of precision like separ... | |
| Maurice White of Earth, Wind and Fire passes away Was saddened to see this on the news last night. Love those horn arrangements! | |
| Rega, Pro-ject, Music Hall, NEED help Second on the Sota. If you're willing to go used, you could even find a nice Sapphire in good shape with a decent arm for that kind of money. That gets you into a reference-capable rig with a myriad of upgrade choices as time goes by.The Rega is... |