jfrost27
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| Streamer Options Needed I recently bought an Atoll MS120 streamer. I run it through my McIntosh MX122 AV processor/preamp. I love it! It has a screen and full function remote control standard. But I bought a $75 generic tablet that I use as a touch screen remote to run ... | |
| CD's or Vinyl? I’m CD’s all the way. I sold my TT and records decades ago. While I have occasionally been tempted to go back to vinyl, it would just cost way too much. I don’t have even one record. And I have added a streamer to my 2,000 CD’s a couple months ag... | |
| Need Ideas on speaker cables I will be #3 to recommend the Canare 4S11 OFC cable as a self build. I run a 5.1 system that requires some very long cables due to room layout etc. I bought a 150 foot spool of the cable and all the required items for the terminations (banana plug... | |
| Tidal v. Qobuz -- a different perspective I’m fairly new to streaming and as such tried both Tidal and Qobuz simultaneously. I found them virtually the same. Sure there were minor differences between the two but nothing to really separate them. I chose Qobuz because a good friend also ys... | |
| When using a power conditioner, why is it advised to run amps directly to the wall? @cueball9 Thanks for finally mentioning protection in the event of a power surge! I wondered when it would come up. The power in my area is fairly unreliable and goes completely out several times a year minimum. It’s so bad that I installed a wh... | |
| When using a power conditioner, why is it advised to run amps directly to the wall? Thanks for all feedback everyone. The issue seems to have many opinions dependent on many different situations. I have had literally everything in my rack plugged into the Mac power center for nearly 16 years plus I just added a big powered sub ... | |
| When using a power conditioner, why is it advised to run amps directly to the wall? S**t! I’ll try again. MPC1500. | |
| When using a power conditioner, why is it advised to run amps directly to the wall? That is an MOC1500 power control center. | |
| Integrated that blew you away I haven’t listened to an integrated amp in decades. But that’s only because the few audiophile type of friends I have don’t have one. I’m a McIntosh owner since the late 70’s. My first amp was a MA6100 integrated. Man I loved that thing. Had it fo... | |
| what is a good mcintosh preamp and monoblocks for a b&W 802d I run a 5.1 system with an A/V processor but if I eas doing a 2 chennel system, the C49 preamp for sure I run (3) MC501 mono blocks across the front. I love them. | |
| Subwoofer for Klipsch Heresy My very best friend of over 60 years has Heresy I’s he bought shortly after they were released. They still sound as great as they did on day one. Anyway, he’s had a Velodyne 12” powered sub running along side for many years. It sounds terric and... | |
| Tune of the Day Not just a tune, a whole album today. Sketches Of Spain -Miles Davis. Awesome. | |
| How close are you to being to your endgame? My system outline and I'm almost there. There are certainly many upgrades I could do to my system, but a combination of financial limitations and my advancing age make them unrealistic. I just recently did some upgrades though. New surround speakers, a new streamer, a new subwoofer, (... | |
| Collectibles signed by musicians. What do you have? I have a couple things I value. First, a CD by Return to Forever signed by the entire band. The original line up of Chick Corea, Al Di Meola, Stanley Clark, and Lenny White got together for reunion album and concert tour back around the early 200... | |
| 2025 Audio System Wish List Time! I’m very late to this thread. But just completed my 2025 upgrades over the last 6 weeks or so. I bought Legacy Audio Whispers (mains) and a Marquis center channel speakers way back at end of 2009. That tapped me out financially so I figured I wo... |