effischer
Responses from effischer
| First Turntable Advice All of the responses you've received are valid, but I suggest you take advantage of your C2300 MC input - it is one of the very best made. Go with more straightforward table like a Rega RP3 and match it to a low output MC. I'm partial to Dynavecto... | |
| McIntosh Upgrade Beewax is correct; you will hear a substantial improvement. If you use vinyl as a source, ale sure to audition the C2500 preamp, too.Good luck & happy listening! | |
| Best way to integrate analog with digital All of the MX units use multiple DACs. I don't remember how many channels each processor handles, but I seem to recall reading that Mc uses 4 chips. I might have that backwards and each chip is 4 channels. The user manuals are all available online... | |
| Best way to integrate analog with digital Consider looking for a second-hand MX136, MX121 or MX150. All of those would probably accommodate you as they have all the features you are looking for. I rigged a MAC 3 using the HT pass-through on my C50 and it works like a charm. That wouldn't ... | |
| the difficult second Lp One miss that comes to mind is Hootie & the Blowfish with "Fairweather Johnson". Not up to their debut, IMO. In comparison, I thought Ambrosia's "Somewhere I've Never Travelled" a superior follow-up. | |
| Do true audiophiles own Mcintosh gear I find it interesting that many of the competitive brands mentioned here are actually more costly than McIntosh. For years, I've maintained "you can spend more money, but you can't get significantly better than McIntosh" and I still stand by that ... | |
| Your favorite LP nobody has ever heard of Iceberg, Arc en Ciel. Spanish fusion jazz. Very tasty. | |
| McIntosh MC7100 - power switch, leave it on? I'm not keen on leaving anything powered up when I'm not around. You never know what might happen. My 7100 runs the center channel in the HT half of my rig, so doesn't see much use. Simpler for me to turn it on only when I need it. I could use the... | |
| Agree or disagree with the following statement. Being rather partial to my money and not enamored of do-overs, I insist on an audition before buying. That said, much can be inferred from specifications, and they are the tools I use to determine what to audition. For example, I started giving co... | |
| Any Belles A owners/knowers out there? Still have my Model 1 that I purchased new in 1985. Unmolested and it works perfectly. Don't see many come up for sale, but I'd have to consider it one of the best values in 100 watt stereo amplifiers ever made. | |
| Rega arm vs Sumiko Agree - don't bother with the Rega. You would have to make a major upgrade to extract significantly more of what your table will have to offer after being refurbished. Look at stuff in the $1K+ range new for ideas and also consider cartridges. Goo... | |
| Maximizing My Turntable Experience - input reqeust To clarify for Ray, I use a V8 ultrasonic on used records, LAST mold-release agent with a microfiber brush on new records and LAST cleaning solution with an old-school Discwasher brush for cleaning everything that hits my tables before the styli g... | |
| Maximizing My Turntable Experience - input reqeust On the hum, ZD has good advice, but do the isolation drill. Disconnect the leads from the cartridge then the table to find which one is the culprit. It is possible the cartridge itself has a fault. You also should double-check your ground connecti... | |
| Does HiRez really sound better? In reading the responses to this topic, I feel we need to remember that the concept of a "white paper" has changed substantially with the decline of peer-reviewed industry publications. Once upon a time, they were written to support a conclusion r... | |
| Does HiRez really sound better? A very interesting white paper, and thank you for posting the link to it, Nonoise. In my own, completely subjective evaluations, I tend to agree with most of it but also have reservations.I recently auditioned a pair of Harbeth 40.1s with an Audio... |