jmeyers
Responses from jmeyers
| Magico vs the world I have never heard a loudspeaker. What I have heard is loudspeakers as a vital component of a system. Over the past few years, I have heard two systems that stood out. One had Sonus Faber Aria IIs with top-tier Audio Research amplification and dCS... | |
| Rockport Atria II or Magico A5 I read every one of the above posts with intense interest. What becomes obvious after reading them all is that the extraordinary differences in opinion (e.g., "wonderful imaging" / "terrible imaging") about both speakers is that the speaker is on... | |
| SVS SB16 Ultra Sub good for Hifi? To answer your specific question, yes. I have two SB16s in my system, with the crossover to my main speakers set at 50Hz. I have a fairly high end system and am quite satisfied with the bass extension provided by my subwoofers. | |
| After years of separates, I'm going integrated. Anyone else do the same? I listened to the Krell 300i integrated amplifier at AXPONA this weekend. At $9500 (including the optional DAC module). It is truly an outstanding product and a real value fo a high end component. | |
| Searching for an amp to pair with Rockport Atria II I suggest you consider dual mono amps for your Rockports. I heard McIntosh MC 611s with both Magico A5s and RockPort Atria IIs. The match with the Atria IIs was just outstanding in every regard. I already have now purchased the 611s and likely wil... | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer @rman9 May I ask what speakers and speaker cables did you use with the MC462 and did you keep them when you swapped in the M10X? | |
| Disappointing On Mcintosh......help I am fortunate to have a very good system. For the Wicked Games test, I used a Lumin T2 streamer/DAC, Kimber Kable Silver Streak to a Theta Casablanca V preamp/processor, Wireworld Equinox 8 interconnects to the two McIntosh MC 611 power amps, Wi... | |
| Disappointing On Mcintosh......help I decided to refresh this discussion, but not because I relish rabble-rousing. This past weekend, I replaced my well-regarded stereo power amplifier with a pair of McIntosh MC 611 monaural power amplifiers. While I get a kick out of those large ... | |
| Dunlavy SC IV Speaker- Any Good??? I owned a pair of SC-IVs for almost five years before replacing them with Revel Ultima Studios. At the time, the swap was driven mainly by a complete speaker “solution” offered by Revel, as I was converting a listening room into a home theater. S... | |
| PS Audio Stellar Phono I received my Stellar Phono Preamplifier last Friday and hooked it up over the weekend. The other components of consequence in my systems are a SOTA Sapphire turntable, a Premier FT-3 arm, a Hana SL low output cartridge, MIT phono cable, and Wire... | |
| McIntosh- Sweetest, Smoothest sounding Solid State ? This is only slightly off topic, but what sonic coloration does an autotransformer impose on a McIntosh power amplifier? | |
| Old Amps that can still Kick Butt My newest amp is 21 years old this year: a Krell FBP 200c. Older is my Eagle 2A; my oldest at 46 years is my perfectly functioning SAE MkIV DM, which powers my secondary system (also with an Audio Research SP-9B preamp) that has a played several t... | |
| Black Cat power cables Are you considering any U.S. brands also, or is Black Cat your chosen “cat’s meow”? Both a cute — and serious — question. | |
| How old is your cartridge? With my SOTA Sapphire turntable and Premier FT3 arm, I still use a Monster Cable Alpha Genesis 1000 MC cartridge — its output feeding into a McCormack Phono Drive preamp. I purchased this cartridge in the late 1980s, and, at that time, it was a “... | |
| Audio problem with OPPO UPD-203 Thanks to both of you for your suggestions. My OPPO-203 firmware is up to date. Also, I have a Kaleidescape Alto in my AV system. When I use it instead (as now I have to all the time), the audio is perfect.All of the listed formats play using t... |