effischer
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| Your last concert was to see who and when? Cleveland Symphony Orchestra, Severance Hall, 8 February 2020, Cleveland OH. Susanna Malkki conducting Sibelius' Symphony #1. Leila Josefowicz, guest violinist for Sibelius' En Saga, Opus 9 and Knussen Violin Concerto, Opus 30. Simply stunning. | |
| sound quality control (mixing) at live venues I believe that a notable percentage, perhaps even a majority, of the poor quality sound I’ve heard at recent amplified/electrified concerts has indeed been due to the change to digital technology. The best (read worst) example both my wife and I e... | |
| Disappointing On Mcintosh......help Listen to as many systems and speaker sets in various combinations as you can. You first must find a sound that pleases you. Without that, the rest is pointless. FWIW, I prefer to start with speakers. It is an approach that has served me well. Usi... | |
| MX-135 DAC The DAC in the Node is far newer than the one in the MX, and I'm given to understand from a number of recent forum posts here that the new DACs are so much better that there some question as to whether anything greater than 44.1 kHz Red Book is ev... | |
| McIntosh MA8900 DAC not outputting more than 44.1 kHz Ran into this with my C50. I can't speak to the Oppo, but the MacBook needs to have the MIDI reset to a higher resolution. Go to Applications, then Utilities then Audio MIDI setup. Note that doing this will force all files to be output via the ... | |
| Which belt-driven table to play Rock vinyl? Take a hard look at SOTA. Their Sapphire is one of the best out there at any price and is right on your budget target. Very high mass platter, a suspension that is envious and can use just about any tonearm you want. Rock-steady on RPM once you... | |
| Recommendations on audio quality hearing aid Just went through this with my wife last December. She had worked with Clair Brothers Audio back in the day and is quite particular. Touring with the Dead can do that to a person. She hadn't been happy with anything she'd looked into so kept pu... | |
| A Worthwhile Untrasonic Cleaner You're entirely welcome and thank you for directing my attention to the power connection - I missed that completely. I may have to add the WEWU rotisserie to my wish list; the wood stand that came with the V8 works and is fairly pretty, but is al... | |
| A Worthwhile Untrasonic Cleaner Thanks for the links! Wish I'd been able to find them 6 years ago; quite a bit less expensive than the V8 cleaner I ended up with. The rotisserie is higher quality too, but isn't powered. I can think of a few ways around that, though. You migh... | |
| McIntosh Preamps - Moving Coil Vs. Moving Magnet Input At that price point, the 2M Blue is a great way to go, and a better choice than most of the MC alternatives I'm aware of. On the table, I can't speak to the Pioneer, but would suggest you also consider a Rega Planar 2 or 3, a Pro-Ject, a Thorens... | |
| McIntosh Preamps - Moving Coil Vs. Moving Magnet Input The Mc phono section is very good in all the C2300/C50 and newer preamps. The biggest decision will be whether MC or MM will get the best out of your cart/arm/table and vinyl collection. There can be a big difference in cost between the two path... | |
| I need some turntable guidance @mijostyn SOTA no longer uses the lead shot. That's why Kirk said the new suspension could handle anything.Haven't taken it apart to figure out the new system, and probably won't. I've reached my satisfaction level with the table and arm combo. ... | |
| I need some turntable guidance @mijostyn Kirk (RIP, BTW) at SOTA offered to set up my Series III for anything during the upgrade he performed several years ago and noted arm mass was no longer a consideration with the Series V suspension I had him install. If I read the websit... | |
| I need some turntable guidance As you've discovered, there is indeed a wide range of opinion on what can be done. I've owned your preamp and have years of experience dating from the early 70s with your amp and K-horns. Here is some more food for thought:Your C2300 has one of ... | |
| Possible turntable upgrade.... A bit late to the party here, but I have direct experience with the Graham Phantom on a SOTA Sapphire. IMO, it is one of the most synergistic combinations available at any price. The arm is exceptionally well-suited to the table and the table is... |