ejr1953
Responses from ejr1953
| Hi-res digital audio vs sacd I'd agree with Mark Tomaras, as for digital, it is changing and improving quite a bit lately. DACs are getting better and better with each new generation and MQA is just now in it's infancy, if it continues down it's current trajectory, having a ... | |
| Recomendations on Modern Mcintosh Amps I upgraded from a MAC6700 to a C2500/MC452 and was very pleasantly surprised how much better the new amp sounded. I very highly recommend the MC452, seems to have a "fast but tube sound", and after the upgrade the soundstage was immediately impro... | |
| Non-transferable warranties? To my knowledge Bryston & PS Audio do offer transfers, not aware of any others.I have purchased a few "gently used" items that are current models, and have made the calculation that the money saved more than offsets the costs of potential serv... | |
| Looking for an amplifer I snagged a McIntosh MC452 power amp and it's been a great amp, plenty of power, significantly better soundstage than my previous MA6700 200 watt per channel integrated. I now have a C2500 preamp, nice match for the MC452. | |
| How long does a DAC take to burn in? Over the years I've had all sorts of pieces of equipment where no break in was specified by the manufacturer.But my personal experience is that most things DO seem to improve over a few hundred hours of use. I'm not sure about things like cabling... | |
| Streaming Tidal - What hardware is out there beyond the Bluesound I have had a Dell laptop, quad core I7, 16 gigs of RAM, 1 tb internal disk drive, 4 tb external disk drive (to store AIFF files from recording CDs on iTunes, plus hi-res AIFF files purchased from HD Tracks), USB out to my DAC. A few months ago I ... | |
| I need a good Preamp Wemfan,I too have a McIntosh MC452 and had a McIntosh C50 (solid state) preamp, which I replaced with a C2500 (tube) unit, sounded a little sweeter than the C50...but then swapped out the stock tubes for a set of Genalex Gold Lions, once broken in... | |
| What year did tube lose to SS Decades ago I worked in sales at a high end audio dealer in DC. I'll never forget how the B&W folks who visited were "concerned" over how dull their flagship model sounded in our showroom, drove all over DC to find replacements for the power ... | |
| DSD vs. PCM vs. MQA - Group listening experiment Ok Everyone, got my "flack jacket" on....I am really smitten by MQA, streamed from my Windows10 Tidal app.I have enjoyed a PS Audio DirectStream DAC now for 2 1/2 years. When Tidal started streaming MQA from Warner Music, I bought a Meridian Expl... | |
| Suggestions for DAC auditions - upgrade from HRT III+? Leahy,If I were you, I'd hold off making a move to a new DAC for a few months.The main reason is that it looks like MQA is getting some positive traction in the marketplace. Tidal started streaming "Masters" from Warner Music about two months ago... | |
| Is remastered mainly just less jitter? I once attended a panel discussion where the "loudness wars" came up and one of the panel members, a mastering engineer said that if you wanted to get mastering work, you had to compress dynamic range.It seems like the "loudness wars" may be takin... | |
| What is you TIDAL setup? I have a very nice Dell laptop, quad core I7, 16 gigs of memory, 1tb internal hard drive, 4tb external hard drive, Windows10 Pro.I have the Windows Tidal app installed, as well as iTunes, storing CDs I record as 44.1/16 AIFF files (plus some hi-re... | |
| Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade Jetter,I found somewhere on the web that the "a" at the end of 12ax7a meant that it had a wound filament. Not sure what that means to the sound quality. | |
| Mcintosh C2600 preamp tube upgrade I have a C2500 and in that one, though the tubes are identified as "McIntosh", they are JJ tubes from the Czech Republic.As my preamp is under warranty, I'll hold off on replacing the tubes, when I do, I've had several people point me to the Genal... | |
| Any News on MQA Lately? I've been communicating with Robert Harley from The Absolute Sound. The "MQA's unexpected twist" means that the MQA company has loosened up the requirement that the "unfolding" be done in the DAC hardware. So, if you uncheck the "MQA passthru" o... |