mattmiller
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| Vintage Krell Amp... Which would you choose? Is this a trick question? NONE. Krell class A amps run hottt! And burnout over the years. So, IMO I would go with a tried and true brand like McIntosh for a pre owned amp. Someone on this site is selling a MC352, a beautiful amp to drive those ML'... | |
| Tidal skips to next track, or restarts when paused iPhone Really your trying to use a HIGH BIT RATE streaming service like Tidal with your smartphone wireless?? And you wonder why your having problems, LTB, a real music server/player/streamer. Then you wont have any of these problems, just beautiful musi... | |
| Servers: Are we there yet? Any HI END Server, NEEDS to be connected directly to the router via a cat 5. Sorry if you don't like it, but even Aurender says you have to hook it up that way. Otherwise this is what happens ...slow or no performance. The Aurender N100 is a play... | |
| I have seen some Interesting comments about Mcintosh lately McIntosh Amps are what I call, "Rolls Royce"....more than adequate for any reasonable demand. And they never break. A lot of what Mac makes I could live without, but that's me. I just love the company and a few of there amplifier designs. MC2255,M... | |
| Why are people always getting into pissing matches because they think what they have is better I think there are as many different audio systems out there as there are different sets of ears. It amazes me at how many companies are in the high end audio biz. So this argument between people is natural and is a GOOD thing. How boring would it ... | |
| McIntosh MC240 needs restoration. Totally agree with Taters , send it to Audio Classics in Vestal NY. Call them first and you can get a original box or one that will keep it safe for shipping. They have tubes for it as well, another great place to get tubes is upscaleaudio.com Ma... | |
| mcintosh mc601 vs plinius reference vs pass xa100.8 Upgrade? More like different, at this point your talking about differences in the way they sound, and only YOU can decide whats best for your ears. I do know that McIntosh + Dynaudio is a very good match. So you really have to audition these amps ... | |
| Digital Neophyte - Need advice on streaming Spotify (please read!) You could look at a quality component from Aurender. This company makes music server/dac/players that will sound awesome, and you can control everything with your i pad or i phone ( they have award winning app). One way to save $$ is to buy a nice... | |
| Upgrading receiver: Got a pair of Dynaudio Sapphires+NAD C740 missioncoonery, you are spot on! And I will add, it dose not matter, Contour series or Confidence you cant drive these speakers with tube amplification (or I would be). My contours are rated at 200w and to hear them really open up and swing demand... | |
| The one piece of gear you will never sell One should never get hung up on any one piece of gear, IMO. Having said that I could never sell my amplifier, no wait my turntable, stop! Its my speakers, or my phono stage...aaahhhh. Terrible question!Matt M | |
| World of Mcintosh Lifestyle space Fine Sounds Group now owns... McIntosh, Audio Research and Sonus Faber. These company's are Hallmarks in the audio world and will continue too endure the test of time. A lot of companies are merging, take a look around.Matt M | |
| Upgrading receiver: Got a pair of Dynaudio Sapphires+NAD C740 OK let me get this straight. You bought a pair of Dynaudio Sapphires and you only want to spend $1500 on a amp to drive them? GOOD LUCK my friend. The Dynaudios need major power to open up and NOT tube power either, these babies require Solid Stat... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in audio racks these days? I put a granite slab on top of my $250 Salamander rack and it works very well isolating my 50 lb Pro-Ject turntable. You can see pics of this setup in my system. Matt M | |
| Amps which are Great, but either Unknown or Underpriced The McIntosh MC352 (listed here on this site for $3,300) is a phenomenal deal in audio right now. This amp was designed by Charlie Randall and is one of the best sounding solid state amps they ever made, all these new MAC quad balanced amps are it... | |
| Does it ever bother you I was a music lover 1st and foremost, then the high end audio fan 2nd. I agree with you taters :-). It never ceases to amaze me at how eclectic some peoples musical tastes are, more so than the systems they play there odd selections on. I think th... |