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| Who's Enjoying the Pure Music App Besides Me?? I purchased Pure Music as well and play via MacBook USB --->HRT II. The sound is amazing. I compared both straight iTunes with Pure Music and it is a night and day difference. I get bass slam out of pure music that just is not there on the iTun... | |
| Speaker appearance verses musicality. Some of the worlds best performing speakers do not have a fancy appearance. Magnepans, Vandersteens, plain flat black Merlins, Green Mountains are just a few that come to mind. All capable of amazing performance, but cosmetically bland.I owned som... | |
| SS amp for Merlin VSMs? I own TSM-mme's not VSM's (someday) but can speak to the amp question.I use both the McIntosh 275 tube amp and the MC-402 solid state. The tubes are excellent but the reality is I prefer the sound of the MC-402 as do other listeners. You also get ... | |
| At what distance are balanced XLR cables needed? I have a McIntosh C2300 preamp feeding a McIntosh MC402. They are 16 feet apart. I have used both Balanced XLR connections and RCA single ended connections. The balanced has sounded better every time. By the way the RCA Single ended cables were su... | |
| Why the obsession with the lowest octave Excellent comments and observations!My experience(s) grew me into the desire for 20hz to 30hz bass. I use Merlin TSM-mme stand mount speakers. They are amazingly musical and love the sound. The bass is very good but not so deep (mid 40's in my roo... | |
| What CD Palyer Another CD player to consider is the Sony XA5400ES CD/SACD player. You have a lot of flexibility owning the MRX700 as it has HDMI inputs and the Sony outputs digital via HDMI. The Sony also has Balanced outputs and digital out.The Sony is well reg... | |
| Maggies with Tubes? You need to consider how loud you will play your music and the size of the room. I have used Maggies for years and experimented with all types of amps. My feeling is you will get sound, but will be generally underpowered to get the most out of suc... | |
| Preamp match for a mcIntosh 275 I love my C2300. Perfectly matched to the 275. It has a killer tube phono section and you can translate the preamp VU meters to watts. Mac preamps are designed to compliment their amps and maximize their sound quality.I also used the C2200 with th... | |
| Speakers after GMA Europas I have been very happy with Merlins. Keep your eyes open for a used set around $1500.00. The Green Mtn. magic described here can be had with Merlins too. You will have $1000 left to spend on a good amp as well. I too love the Green Mountain sound,... | |
| converting oiled walnut to "rosenut" color Good luck with you project. You have a lot of work ahead. But for a little elbow grease and a few bucks you will have a very nice pair of speakers. By the way the post above makes a lot of sense. A new veneer job would be my choice. You could pick... | |
| converting oiled walnut to "rosenut" color I would not recommend using bleach or alcohol. You could dissolve the adhesive that holds your existing veneer onto the base wood. If your veneer is over particle board you could wind up curling the ends and corners of the veneer. Or causing the v... | |
| Shure V15 XMR Vs DV-20XH I too have the shure, a dynavector and a Vpi Scout. I could not get the shure to track as well as the Dynavector or Ortofon. I was even using Shure "obstacle course test records".In every case the shure gave muddy bass on the bass drum test tracks... | |
| to SACD or not I have owned many of the SACD players above including the Ayre (excellent player), but I have sold them all buying a Sony SACD XA5400ES. I also kept my McIntosh SACD/DVD player for dvd-A. The McIntosh looks cool but is not even close to the Sony f... | |
| The Ultimate SACD Machine This is a great question,I have auditioned or owned the Ayre, The McIntosh MCD-500 & MVP-861, the Linn Unidisc, a Marantz 11, And a Marantz 8260. And a Pioneer Elite DV 79.The player that did the best SACD was & is the Sony SCD XA-5400ES. ... | |
| JL Audio F113 or F112 For Dynaudio Confidence 5 JL subs have a wonderful on board room correction system that helps you dial the sub in for seamless perfect sound. Also you can run the output of a JL112 to another JL112 and let the same set up program dial in both woofers.I own the 112. I have ... |