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| Amp for Shahinian Obelisks? Bedini works alright, but I would second Plinius as being superior in build quality, reliability and resale value. A friend of mine just upgraded from the latest Bedini monoblocks to a single Plinius SA-10 for his Obelisks and Diapasons, and says ... | |
| Which Solid State Amplifier is Making you Happy? I second the McIntosh vote. I drive Shahinian Diapasons with a MC402, and although the Diapasons are no easy load, the Mac drives them with ease. Even at listening at hairsplitting volumes to Mahler or AC/DC, the amp hardly gets warm. I was lookin... | |
| Original Transfiguration Temper? Thank you all, sounds like I better wait for a Temper V coming up at one point. | |
| McIntosh C200 and C46 Preamps Chrisstu,can you tell us more about the differences between the C200 and the C46? | |
| Moving to New Zealand from USA Now What????? Check before you move with customs. Most countries do not charge tariffs if your gear is part of a rivate household you move with. | |
| McIntosh MC402 Benfmd, in fact the PC testing I did, in two different systems, with several friends, was blind testing. Everybody agreed the differences were as clear as changing an amp, for example. As for differences between amps - one cannot explain what one ... | |
| McIntosh MC402 The C200 adds more air around voices recorded in a natural environment, more bass slam, better soundstaging, and an even better seperation of instruments. Another reason I went for it was the high class MC-phono stage. As far as the PCs are concer... | |
| McIntosh MC402 "The integrateds sacrifice NOTHING sonically vs the seperates" - my own experience is quite different. I had the MA6500, then bought a C200, then added a MC402. I listened to a MA6900 in comparison to a C200-MC352-combo, too, before upgrading. Eve... | |
| Mcintosh vs Parasound I second the recommendation for the MC402, but it does need break-in time as well. My MC402 sounded steely in the highs for the first weeks with my Shahinian Diapason, only after easily 200 or 300 hours did it develop the natural, sweet sound that... | |
| Mcintosh C2200 VS Mcintosh C200 S STATE ? I compared them at a dealers premises for several hours, before deciding to buy the C200. They are, as you might expect, close together, but - as good as the C2200 already is - the C200 is the better preamp. As naturally sounding as the C2200, but... | |
| Advice on reasonably priced balanced cables ? I followed the recommendation of fellow McIntosh-owner ljgj for LAT International-cables, when I looked for cables for my C200/MC402-combo. I found them great indeed, and now run their balanced cables throughout my system. Even new, they are reson... | |
| Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh? Well, Goodsie, sold and merged McIntosh has quite a few times already, the last time in March 2003, when it changed hands from Japan-based Clarion based to D&M, the Japan-based holding that owns Marantz, too. Only these guys were clever enough... | |
| Omnidirectional speakers. The future? Living in Moscow, I have the luxury of being able to go to a lot of concerts for litte money, especially classical music. My favourite venue is the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoty, which is as beautiful as it offers outstanding acoustics. I ... | |
| Omnidirectional speakers. The future? Any fellow omni-fans might be interested in a new review of an Ohm speaker over on 6moons.com. By the way: Did anybody compare Ohm and Shahinian-speakers? | |
| Mat for Scheu Premier turntable ? On recommendation of JR of Scheu´s dealer in Singapore (soundscapehifi.com), who has tried all kinds of mats with the Premier, I ordered a Living Voice Mystic Mat - not cheap, but indeed an excellent upgrade for the Premier: more, better defined b... |