mattmiller
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| Sound quality differences in streamers A Aurender music server paired with a solid DAC via USB audio, This IMHO is a solid high end setup, and it dosent cost any where near a DCS. a nice Aurender will be around $2500 new and a DAC would be around $1500 or so. Thats not bad for a very g... | |
| Integrated Amp Pairing for Harbeth 30.2 I love the Harbeth speakers, do them some real justice and consider a McIntosh MA8950. P.S. The MAC doesn’t care what speaker output taps you choose either, you can safely try 2,4,8 even though they are 6 ohms, doesn’t matter whatever sounds bes... | |
| Natalie Merchant - Leave Your Sleep Big 10,000 Maniacs fan, so when she came out with the album/cd "Tigerlilly" I was mesmerized as I sat and listened to her very sorrowful voice on the song RIVER (written for her dear friend River Pheonix). Truly amazing (turn it way up :-) | |
| New buy, no return policy The bottom line is, If you pay with PAYPAL or a Visa or Master Card they protect the money,so if your dis satisfied, you show that you shipped the new/used items back you will get reimbursed! Regardless of ANY return policy stated by seller. ... | |
| Considering a New Tube Pre-amp Go with the WILD CARD choice :-) I own Manely Labs’s Jumbo Shrimp line stage and their Phono Pre amp the Manley Labs Chinook for 10 years. I chose the Jumbo Shrimp over many other fine pre amps from McIntosh,BAT,Modwright, Audible Illusions. Evan... | |
| polishing pins of NOS tubes Removing that corrosion is of far greater concern, glad you were able to get it sorted out! :-) | |
| Verum 2 - dac/amps, cable recommendations I have owned the Hi-Fi Man for over 10 years with the same tubes and it is super dependable, its on everyday for long hours. It just works, always. I also use it to upgrade the sound (using the headphone output) for my Bose computer audio system, ... | |
| Best Audiophile Album in terms of Dynamic Range and Mastering Quality? What NEW records are you speaking of? No new performers are using anyone of quality to make a record. So to answer your question: Eric Clapton's Unplugged (RTI) is one of the best sounding records you can lay on a turntable. | |
| Speakers sound too bright. If after break in your still not happy, try some MIT cables or Transparent , these are what we use to soften up a bright sound. Matt M | |
| Stream Tidal to Oppo BDP-105? The Oppo would need to be connected to Wi fi either with a Cat 5 or using the wireless adapter provided with the player. Then you have to have Tidal open and within the tidal app you can then airplay to the Oppo and hear sound over your system. If... | |
| Tube amp for Sourcepoint 8? Well on paper it looks like they would perform very well with a good powerful (150-200watts) and clean musical sounding solid state amplifier. Although tubes are not out of the question here, so here again it needs to be a amp of at least 50-75 wa... | |
| Streaming network puzzle Dude please stop! Go get drunk and listen to music, if you even have a stereo system. | |
| Short in my system? Stop touching it, use the remote. | |
| Bose Chucks Mac Yaaay! McIntosh should’nt be in the Magnolia Audio stores at select Best Buys, because Best Buy is Mid fi audio gear Not High end MC275 tube amps being sold at best buy from some teenage sales person thats clueless! dont get me started. Not to men... | |
| MC 255 or MC 303 + Emotiva XPA-2 Combo - For Stereo and 5.1 Music Listening Do you want to listen to music and a nice high volume for extended periods of time? If yes then go with the McIntosh all day ! And remember...There is no such thing as a used McIntosh amp, only NEW owners :-) |