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| McIntosh MC 601 Using two taps at the same Time Search for spade to banana adaptor for McIntosh and there are plenty of low price high quality options out there. | |
| McIntosh MC 601 Using two taps at the same Time That's the idea but the fact is that an 8 ohm speaker has a varying impedance across the frequency spectrum so the outcome is not always predictable. When I tried the different taps - 2, 4, and 8 ohm, with my 2Cis - biwired to a single tap, I coul... | |
| What are the best loudspeakers under $4000 to re-create lifelike piano One important factor not explicitly mentioned is the ability of the speakers to create a realistic size of the piano according to the type of the music and the venue. In my experience, the larger panel speakers completely miss this criteria regard... | |
| RCA Shorting Plugs I think its effectiveness could also depend on the design of the selector switch. Most high(er) end preamps have relay actuated selector switches which should completely isolate the unused inputs from the one in play. | |
| McIntosh MC 601 Using two taps at the same Time Just as a follow up, I didn’t get a chance to actually try the different connection options but found these comments in the MC2200 owners manual. Not sure if they apply to other Autoformer design McIntosh amps:"If a load impedance is used that is ... | |
| Open Baffle. Why are they mostly limited to DIY? Kenny, your system looks incredible, congratulations. Nicely done. | |
| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? "McIntosh blue xmas tree junk..."I must say that's a good one... I'm guessing the blue is in reference to the meters but sadly mine have none. By the way, do you even own any Schiit gear or the Vidar amps, or you're just repeating what read on th... | |
| McIntosh MC 601 Using two taps at the same Time Great question. I have a pair of MC2200 amps driving 2Cis bi-wired using two separate pairs of cables and it never crossed my mind to try the two different taps at the same time. For some reason I thought it could damage the amp(s). Learned someth... | |
| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? Ralph - I sincerely hope these sorts of (nonsensical) debates will not deter you from sharing your wealth of knowledge and experience with the rest of us here. Thank you for all your contributions. | |
| Which watts are the right watts in SS amps? This is incredible...A guy (I assume) who quotes articles and magazines to prove a (technical) point is challenging someone who’s been designing, building and selling power amplifiers for a living, on a technical level of all things... Really inte... | |
| Phono Stage Recommendation $3000 Al, thanks as always. | |
| Open Baffle. Why are they mostly limited to DIY? david_ten, my remark about the versatility of OB speakers was admittedly only limited to single full range driver designs. The multi drivers like Pure Audio project, Spatial or hybrids with sealed box woofers like Tekton OB, etc., are much more fo... | |
| Phono Stage Recommendation $3000 Understood but shouldn’t the matching between the phono stage and the downstream line stage preamp and power amplifier be a consideration? | |
| Open Baffle. Why are they mostly limited to DIY? 'Well, they are different, they are large, and they need a lot of power..'Yes, can be, not necessarily. Single driver full range OB designs are neither large nor inefficient. I think the main reason for the lack of popularity is esthetics. They "l... | |
| New to Magnepan, a volume question Al, thanks as always for your input. As can experiment, I took my Schiit Sys out of the closet and replaced my Adcom GFP-750 driving my GFA-555 in my upstairs (analog only) system. I also dragged out my old DVD player and plugged it into the Sys. ... |