howardlee
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| Mac MA 352 vs Pass INT-60 You’re right about Mac amps being sought after in the past. I don’t know about the preamp history but this hybrid had me interested for the tube front end. Without autoformers made amp kind of a different animal. I just decided there was more cert... | |
| Mac MA 352 vs Pass INT-60 Thanks folks for the input, which kind of solidified the way I was leaning (toward the Pass). Surprisingly was able to get a new one for around $7500. I wanted the tube/SS combo deal on the Mac as that was my initial consideration, plus the bala... | |
| Trends in value of vintage / used audio equipment? If Nelson Pass puts a meter on his amps, that's good enough for me! Of course, not on the First Watts! | |
| Good outlet for amplifiers The specialized sockets in a hospital have red plates. The pos- and neg- blades on equipment plugs are usually thicker than what you usually see and broad, so the fit is tight. I've never seen one of those things get loose. This is making me thin... | |
| Good outlet for amplifiers I have worked in dozens of hospitals over five decades and have never seen upside down plugs with the ground pin on top. That includes in operating rooms where a spark, especially back in the day, could be disastrous. | |
| Entry Level Tube Integrated Amps I think if I were doing this I would start with my speakers and go from there. I'd figure out what sort of sound I like and what dynamics. If my focus were to be with tubes I'd like it if I could find an open baffle (probably) or horn-loaded (de... | |
| Rays Tubes Just found this discussion. I have a Mac MA352 I’ve been waiting for them to finish building and have read at least one person here with a big improvement replacing stock 12AT7 & 12AX7 with PSVANEs. Chinese tubes on Amazon at $50/pair, matched... | |
| Please talk me out of buying the Avalon Eclipse I had a pair, very briefly, in the late 90’s. Very pretty. They were unremarkable with my OTL amps that had been fine with my Martin Logan monoliths so I got rid of them. I personally wouldn’t cross the street for them, but maybe you have more pow... | |
| Balance on Tube Amp There aren’t many integrateds with volume balance capability. I have this issue and was going crazy with all the vocals shifted left, solved with the PSAudio Stellar, then decided to get tube/SS hybrid and finally found Mac MA352. That Schitt box... | |
| Can you recommend Jazz for some one that doesn't like Jazz? Wow. If I were a guy who didn't know much about jazz and I asked that original question these responses, put together, would have left my head spinning! Humor aside, if you like Mose Allison, you're pretty much already there. | |
| Please explain mono I forgot to add, a number of "older" records, like those pre-White Album Beatles one were done in mono, the stereo versions mixed later. Many other records from back then are in the awful "artificial stereo". The first Buffalo Springfield album ... | |
| Please explain mono Insofar as the mono cartridge thing goes, if you have a setup with two tonearms you are blessed. Most aren't gonna have this, and even if you have switchable headshells most likely further setup is warranted. Myself, I have found playing a mono ... | |
| Doozy of an amp question @roxy927 I don't know about a lot of these amps but pairing AR products likely makes a lot of sense. Outside of that something like a Mac seems like something of a sound favorable to you, but get one in your house with return privilege if you do... | |
| SL-1200 G Power cable Well, there you go. If it ain’t broke….. | |
| Top 10 Live Albums Pentangle---"Finale" |