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McIntosh MP1100 Feedback
glad you are ready when luck crosses your path! glad your TT is sounding good!  
McIntosh MP1100 Feedback
I see you have (had/solved?) an issue with lack of bass from your TT (mentioned in a prior discussion). I would not expect the MP1100 to change/solve that, if that is what you are hoping.  I've owned and used for many trouble free years: McIntosh... 
Ethernet Wiring
Clever! Single family residence, no fire walls involved, as long as you are not passing thru any fire damper, preventing it from closing .... easy enough to seal with this stuff https://www.homedepot.com/pep/Gardner-Bender-1-lb-Plug-Duct-Seal-Co... 
Finally up and playing
Congrats What do you have in mind for Phono?  
ChatGPT Willsenton R800i 805 vs Line Magnetic LM-805ia
Impressive result, thanks for showing. You ruled the Cayin out, just for others following, I own a Cayin A88t and it is impressive inside and out, the choice of 6sn7 6sl7 tubes made an obvious difference in sound as well as changing to KT88's fro... 
Best Turntable Mitsubishi LT-22 or Harman and Kardon ST-7 to Restore
The Mitsubishi LT-22 is a Direct Drive, Linear Tracking, quite solid, I recommend it for an easy hands free start/stop setup. I just listened to my friends again yesterday, I helped him get it/set it up a few years ago, still quite impressive, I ... 
Flatscreen between speakers
shooter41 richardbrand I understand how your processors and you SOLVE the lack of a center channel speaker. IF possible, try a small center channel rather than skipping it, that is my advice to anyone following.  After so many years of priorit... 
Flatscreen between speakers
  shooter41 correct, if you have no center speaker, you have to send center to FL & FR, thus the AVR needs to make it’s own psuedo-surround with phantom center, I am simply encouraging people to try even a SMALL center, it doesn’t take much... 
Flatscreen between speakers
  spenav OP I would prove I needed to bother covering it up, it may not make much difference. Measure Room Frequencies from Seated Ear Height Listening position(s)1st, no covering, drape a blanket over it, measure again, differences? this CD h... 
Flatscreen between speakers
  spenav OP, others Don’t Skip a Center Speaker, even if it has to be small, or behind something, try one I love music videos, concerts ....., streaming performances, i.e. search YouTube, Voice, it is all over the world, and there is quite a lo... 
Flatscreen between speakers
  spenav OP It was a random 'rock and roll quilt' find on eBay, just do a search, 'jazz quilt' I am lucky, my wife's twin sister can make stuff. I always bought CDs and T-Shirts from local musicians, but don't wear them, I got the idea to have ... 
Flatscreen between speakers
just drape a quilt over it  
Need New amp or integrated...have some options
another hawaii seller https://www.ebay.com/itm/267255202822?_skw=integrated+amp&itmmeta=01JVW7VYATX222Y4KRX9WTX0GJ&hash=item3e39a6c406:g:l-AAAOSwdEdneZyY&itmprp=enc%3AAQAKAAAA0FkggFvd1GGDu0w3yXCmi1dEZvR0yIXtS0mRA7yM3G8nGUMSkx2nL%2F5wj... 
Need New amp or integrated...have some options
is this guy near you? use it while you get your MC250 repaired, end up with a full featured classic for 2nd system https://www.ebay.com/itm/267253804618?itmmeta=01JVW74JVGCY8GSTQYND46BPB9&hash=item3e39916e4a:g:MhEAAOSwJURnsRmK https://audio-... 
Tubes for VTL MB-450 Series II
trivema   "6550 and KT-88 have “similar” bias requirements." I have to wonder, my Cayin A88T mk1, when new, was possibly biased for KT88’s. The seller might have put 6550’s in without altering the bias, and when I went to KT88’s, it probably ...