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McIntosh MC402 or MC501's for Totem Mani-2
Wireless200, you better read more thuroughly, then. audiokarma member jem666:"Taking into account the specs on paper, I am still, be it pleasantly, amazed at the difference between the 501 and 402. As I said before the 402 is an excellent amp...bu... 
McIntosh MC402 or MC501's for Totem Mani-2
Ltecyclist,if you go over to the McIntosh-forum of audiokarma.org and search the forum, you will find that all those who have upgraded from a 402 to the 501s do find the improvement to be considerable, especially where better soundstaging etc. are... 
Living Voice Mystic Mat Platter Upgrade
I do have the Mystic Mat with a Scheu Premier, and it was one of the best upgrades I ever did - better soundstage, better defined bass and voices. Recommended. Regards, Florian Hassel 
How good is Accuphase DP-700 SACD/CD Player
Iam interested in this as well, especially in hearing from people who have done comparisons with the usual suspects from Esoteric and the like.Regards, Florian Hassel 
Esoteric X-01 Limited or Esoteric P-05/D-05 combo?
Bill,could you elaborate about the differences? And have you heard the X-01D2 in comparison to the P-05/D-05 combo?Regards, Florian Hassel 
Has anyone heard the new Mcintosh ma7000 ???
Brian,we may place a bet that McIntosh will not make the 6900 much longer - they always keep a few months overlap before that let the old models run out. 
Has anyone heard the new Mcintosh ma7000 ???
Brian,for the last decades McIntosh has always replaced an old model with a slightly more powerful, by renaming the newer one one number higher - e.g. the MA6400 became the 6450, than the MA6500, the MA6800 was followed first by the MA6850, then t... 
Has anyone heard the new Mcintosh ma7000 ???
"The ma6900 is being replaced by the ma6600" - this is not correct. The MA6500 is replaced by the MA6600, the MA6900 is replaced by the MA7000.Regards,Florian Hassel 
Music for toddlers and parents?
Hi all,thanks to all these recommendations, which will me make trying for weeks now. Actually, I was half joking about Mahler and ZZ Top. Mahler is, I think, indeed a bit heavvy, but my daughter loves ZZ Top - but my wife does not. We just started... 
Macintosh vs Pass labs
Between Pass and McIntosh, it´s like apples and oranges - both taste very well. For example, the German magazine Stereoplay likes the Pass X 350.5 very much, and in its Nvember 2005 issue compared it to McIntosh´s 501s. The Pass sounded more "more... 
Confusion re Esoteric X-01 Limited and X-01D2
First, the Esoteric units can be converted from, say, 110 to 230 volt-operation, probably not only from Esoteric technicians, but from other ones, too. Another issue, however, is that Esoteric services only units which have been bought in the resp... 
Pass Labs vs. McIntosh Preamps
Gmartan, which Musical Fidelity are you talking about?Regards, Florian Hassel 
Note worthy Omni Directional Speakers..
As a budget variant, the Duevel Planets. Or else, used Ohms or Shahinians (Arc, Compass, Obelisk. Everything else I can think of is more expensive even used (German Physiks, MBL, the larger Shahinians, larger Duevels).Regards,Florian Hassel 
McIntosh MT-10 Turntable -- thoughts/expectations
I guess McIntosh has been doing some market research, and I imagine that in Asia especially customers will go for the TT especially for its trademark meters and because it´s a Mac.Regards, Florian Hassel 
MC402 vs FPB 300cx
Mhelming, you should not have written that - I,too, think about these 501s, and you only wet my appetite further...Regards,Florian Hassel