markley
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| Help in putting together my system with used equipment on Audiogon and eBay. I have Spendor A5’s nice little three way speakers. I would try and go higher if possible. I own mine as a compermise, from what the wife wanted. | |
| Has McIntosh Ever Decreased Prices (on new equipment)? Trade ins is the only thing I have noticed. They are an excellent product. | |
| Selling collection directly in the pacific northwest? Hi I am from Happy Valley, just south of Portland. Fred’s sound of music, is a great place to sale your electronic equipment. Personal and knowledgeable staff. | |
| B&W 705 S3 with bad acoustics I use an equalizer to make up for the room acoustics. It works. Also use a microphone and take measurements for each speaker. | |
| DAC 'Scam' Vid As anyone tried the McIntosh DAC? And if so how does it compare to other DACs? | |
| What are your opinions of DSP's for speakers What is DSP? | |
| What artists can you not get enough of? Hayden joni Mitchell Joan baez Loreena McKennitt Sara McLachlan | |
| Turntables currently considered top of the range. Do you know what they are ? Has anyone thought of the top McIntosh TT at 14k | |
| More on XLR vs RCA considerations? I use XLR for all my components which includes: amplifier, CD player and R2R. I find a definite improvement to my system. My amp, a McIntosh, has both XLR and RCA inputs from my preamp to my amp | |
| Should speakers be upgraded before preamp and amplifiers? Maybe look at integrated amps from McIntosh. You will want to buy an upgraded amp then align with your speakers. As an example; if your amp has 200 watts, then buy your speakers that will match at 200 watts maximum. Other wise you could end up ... | |
| Balanced vs RCA preamps I use XRL when ever possible. I find better sound than with RCA | |
| Dumb question......why do you need a preamp? I use a McIntosh preamp and a separate power amp. It allows for flexibility if you want more power you can just change your amp. Also flexibility with other components. I have a turntable, R2R, and a streamer and a CD player all linked by the pr... | |
| What does 90% of the Absolute Best Sound Cost? I agree that your system depends upon your budget and your ears. If you feel your system needs improvement then work on that aspect. Maybe you need newer equipment, bettter cables or a subwoofer? It all depends on how happy you are with your sys... | |
| McIntosh purchased by Bose...NOT an April Fool's joke. Let us hope that Bose does not mess with the McIintosh equipment. It would be great if Bose could let people know that know of their plans for McIintosh equipment. | |
| 55” or 65” TV Screen Size and Your Speakers: Please Join Survey There are formulas that tell you the screen size compared to the number of feet from your eyes to the TV. This is that when watching a movie your eyes are not playing tennis. Using that formula I can get a 77 inch screen. go with the largest TV... |