effischer
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| turntable mats: should I use one? If you have an earlier unit (Series 3 or older) they came with a polymer (PVC?) anti-static mat that worked very well but tended to collect dust and wasn't very attractive. After I had my Sapphire refurbished by Sota with the new Series 5 platter,... | |
| McIntosh C2300 phono input The C2300 phono section is superb and nothing in the Mc line is any better, only more versatile. It made Harry Pearson's reference system for a while after it was introduced. You would have to invest a great deal of cubic dollars to improve on it.... | |
| Can US 220v be used to power foreign 220v pieces? So long as the gear can accept both 50 and 60 Hz frequency, yes (most modern gear can do this). However, most 220 VAC 60 Hz in a residence is used to power the stove and electric clothes dryer (furnaces too, but that's rare). Those can be noisy, s... | |
| Preamp with Tone Control Recommendations .... Any of those units would be good choices and all have the same EQ capability. Had the C2300 and currently use a C50. C50 warms up faster and is a bit better with electronic instruments, but is somewhat clinical in comparison on acoustic material (... | |
| Poor sounding analog? Sarcher is correct. Verify that you have the table connected to the MM phono input and that you have set the correct capacitance for the tonearm/cartridge combo. Impedance on the MM input is fixed at 47K ohms.My C2300 sounded magical with even wit... | |
| McIntosb C41 lamp replacement It's fairly easy for anyone with basic mechanical knowledge. Hit up Audio Classics in Vestal NY for parts and any special tips on that particular unit. Good luck & happy listening. | |
| Mcintosh mc-601 or 1201 ? Depends on what you want to accomplish. The 601 and 1201 aren't very different in design, just power output. Doubling power only gets you 3 extra dB in SPL, but will increase control and depth noticeably. I'm not that familiar with the Dynaudio sp... | |
| Phono Cartridge advice The 20X2 will be a more revealing and neutral cartridge in your rig. The high output version will save you a few hundred bucks, as you noted. If you really want to extract the best from your vinyl, spend the extra bucks to properly rig a low outpu... | |
| Tandberg 2075 or Mcintosh MAC 4200. Better? Yogiboy is correct. Tandberg made superb gear, especially their tape decks, but they are long gone and parts are almost impossible to come by. Soundsmith is the only US company I know of that can fix their stuff and they charge an arm and a leg to... | |
| $7K to spend on new turntable + arm I'm very pleased with my Sota Sapphire. Bought it new back in 1984 and had it refurbished by Sota last year. $7K should get you a really, really nice rig going that route. Have fun! | |
| Recommend an Entry Level Turntable A Pro-Ject Debut Carbon might be a good way to start. It has a good Ortofon 2M Red pre-installed and should work well with your B&Ws and Denon. It would definitely be a step up from your old B&O and there are lots of online reviews as well... | |
| Best Cartridge for my system, MC or MM ?? I'm a huge fan of Dynavector and have found their carts to be neutral, revealing and very musical with a superior soundstage in comparison to others over many years. I'd suggest you consider going with the 20X2 H instead of the 10X5. It has a slig... | |
| A Possible Reason for SACD to be Superior SACD has both more dynamic range and greater frequency response (numerically up to 100kHz, functionally to 50kHz under most conditions). It also uses a different encoding system (1 bit DSD versus 16 bit PCM in CD Red Book), which theoretically mis... | |
| Cartridge Skips Beginning of Record Sorry to say but by adjusting the VTA to clear the cueing assembly, you may now have a tracking problem. 2mm is a HUGE adjustment of VTA. Unless you've had some major serendipity through this change moving the overall VTA closer to the "ideal" ave... | |
| McIntosh 2150 hopes of synergy You should consider investing a few hundred bucks in gasoline/airfare/hotel to try and get some auditions in before pulling the trigger on purchases. Speakers are an incredibly personal choice, and no amount of review can substitute for actually l... |