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| Linestage search OMG! Hello people you are confusing the MANLEY CHINOOK PHONO pre amp with the Manly labs Jumbo Shrimp line stage (which has a big volume knob on it)! Also, It has a Gain of 11.8db which is perfect for the OP’s amps! LOL ...Gain of 45/60 ......ROF... | |
| Linestage search Manley Labs Jumbo Shrimp has 200ohm output impedance and should drive those 509's to perfection. This is a pre amp that will inject some real organic, rich tonal beauty with plenty of rise and decay, its a very special sound and you can buy them f... | |
| McIntosh MC152 vs MC162 Find a used MC352, this is a special amp and is in your price range.Matt M | |
| The longest you have owned any gear? I have had these speakers Dynaudio Contour 3.0’s, bought new 16 years ago. My current McIntosh MC352 power amp bought new old stock 10 years ago. Matt M | |
| McIntosh C28, C30, or? Yes! I would listen to your friend and get the C30, it was only made for a couple years 1985-1987 and has a auto turn on socket plug for your turntable and has better phono signal to noise ratio (90db) then the C32 (80db) which was sold from 1977-... | |
| Amplifier that visually matches Thorens TD-160 Sherwood made receivers in the 70's, if you could find one of those classic units it would be a awesome looking combo. Some JBL Century 100's too :-) This place sells TONS of classic gear, call Robert Johnson for a Sherwood or Yamaha or Pioneer. A... | |
| Searching for the most "accurate" speaker (below 15K) Dynaudio.....Would be my choice if I could not afford Magico's. Dynaudio makes a lot of the drivers found in many high end speakers, they are one of the largest OEM suppliers of drivers in the world. Dynaudio makes some of the finest speakers that... | |
| Any ideas on the Emotiva Xpa 1 Gen 2 vs other Mono or 2 channel amps? Stay away from all these brands! For $3500 you can scour the country for a used McIntosh MC352! I wouldnt give up till you find one. Finding one of these MC352's is not impossible and will blow away anything listed here in this post. Spend your mo... | |
| Loud popping sounds after warm-up It sounds like a grounding problem...so many times people look at the tubes right away ...I have found this NOT to be the case (I run 10 tubes in my front end). Try using a cheap power strip with a ground plug (3 prongs), then plug everything into... | |
| Mod my Rega P5 OR...time to move on ?? It really depends on which way you want to go? Heavy Mass loaded tables or stick with a rigid light weight design like a Rega RP8. If you like the Rega sound and are looking to improve upon that in terms of detail, refinement, clarity, finesse, po... | |
| Morrow Audio MA5 Interconnects. I use Morrow Audio MA3 interconnects and I love them, but be prepared to go through a long period of break in before they open up and sound amazing! These cables reward you big time if you can show patience. I use Nordost SPM speaker cables and th... | |
| A battle between two turntable generations. Which one is the winner? When I first started spinning again I purchased a REGA P3 and after a few cartridges and Groove Tracer upgrades I found the Dynavector 10X5 Rega combo to be very lively and made me want to listen a lot. Then I felt I needed more refinement in soun... | |
| Turntable upgrade advice Call Needle Doctor, ask them about a J.A. Michell Gyro SE with Techno Arm.This table you will never sell! And it sounds better then it looks.Matt M P.S. its pronounced (J. A. Michelle) | |
| Recommedation for Phono Pre for my modest rig Musical surroundings NOVA ll $1200 or the Phonomena II $600 would be a perfect match for your rig! And you can play any cartridge through either with almost infinite settings. Great sound too! I don’t think you should restrict yourself to MM, if t... | |
| Please recommend a McIntosh preamp I have a MC352 and so does my dad and brother! My brother uses the C2200 which uses 8 tubes total (4 for MM phono stage). You cant go wrong with that choice it is very nice indeed, clean, accurate, detailed, wide, great neutral tone and a beauty t... |