mattmiller
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| McIntosh- Sweetest, Smoothest sounding Solid State ? It depends on which McIntosh amp. Not all of their amps are created equal. In fact McIntosh makes a ton of stuff I would never buy, having said that I have been a loyal fan of their amplifiers for many years. My system changes from time to time bu... | |
| Rotel Rcd-1572 Generally they are all made of plastic and are pretty much junk! Only a very few players offer aluminum or metal in the tray and mechanics, this is why if I were purchasing a CD player to use as a transport I would pick a top loading machine and d... | |
| interconnects between Oppo & Monolith Desktop Balanced Headphone Amplifier and DAC There should be 2 XLR inputs on your amplifier for it to work, Oppo has 2 XLR outputs for dedicated stereo output, this is a ANALOG signal, you might be looking at a digital output. MAtt | |
| does any r2r ladder dac have standby power mode? All MSB Technologies DACs have stand by i think | |
| Different subwoofer settings for different albums? He probably never tried a REL subwoofer. This is the best your going to get as far as subs that blend with main speakers. Its not perfect but its very close. I hated subs for this reason for a long time, until I bought a REL B2 Britainia ...now I ... | |
| Hooking up a sub to my Spectral dmc-10 I would use the High level SPKON connection, which would then use the main amps outputs for signal, this is the preferred method for 2 channel. | |
| Replace Macbook into Oppo with Lumin T2 for streamer/DAC? Look the main thing to keep in mind is that the Oppo is a universal player and it will play all your physical media if thats important. Also, Feeding a signal from your computer to the Oppo is fine, the Oppo does the rest and dont discount what th... | |
| Audio PC From the computer, I would connect a OPTICAL cable to a external DAC this will eliminate/isolate any electrical noise between the computer and the rest of the system :-) | |
| Conrad Johnson GAT - What else is there? NOT MUCH! | |
| Surge protector or power conditioner? Spend your money on some good audio tweeks ( iso platform, power cords better IC's, iso feet) that will help improve your sound, rather than chasing smoke and mirrors. 43 years in the High End hobby and Ive never used anything but a wall outlet, a... | |
| 2021 J.A. Michell Gyro SE w/ Tecnoarm A cartridge synergy I can tell you I have listened to REGA tables and Thorens tables Audio Technica tables, tables from Project not there junk Im talking Xtension 10 with Clear Audio Ebony V2 MM. None gave me the lively,detailed,sound thats great for rock and roll an... | |
| US Speaker Manufacturer MOST in need of a Great Designer?? McIntosh! Sanus Farber! JBL, Legacy Audio, Magnepan, Martin Logan, Totem Acoustics. | |
| Distortion Distortion is not tolerated in high end audio. But in live music its much more accepted.In order for you to listen to a stereo system for a long period of time (2 hrs or so) at a loud volume level your ears cannot be hammered by distortion! Thats ... | |
| 2021 J.A. Michell Gyro SE w/ Tecnoarm A cartridge synergy I Have a J.A. Michell Gyro SE with Techno arm 2, I use a Dynavector 20X2L and I also have a Manley Chinook phono pre, this combo really shines bright, the music just sounds RIGHT, its tough to explain when your system is sounding fantastic with PR... | |
| D’agostino preamp - unfortunate its SS? Tubes! I love em! But I also dont Jam out like I used too. If all I listened to was mainly hard rock and classic rock and I wanted to listen really loud then all SS gear is probably going to give me what im looking for. But now that im a bit older... |