mgattmch
Responses from mgattmch
| Best looking reel to reel For me a Revox B77 Mk 11, high speed. Sold my mint condition, fully serviced, one 10 years ago. Another stupid HiFi mistake I still regret. | |
| Advise on TT Support Platform Sounds like a very good solution to the TT vibration problem. But, a lot of work. FWIW I use a Core Audio PlyKraft 3L stand with my TT, see my previous post on this subject. The stand sits on a suspended wooden floor. It doesn't matter what I do (... | |
| What was the first system you heard that made you think the high end made sense Many years ago (35?) I heard a pair of Apogee Divas being driven by Krell amplification at a HiFi News show (London, Heathrow I believe). That is when the high end really made an impression on me. I still dream about owner a restored pair of Apoge... | |
| How important is the rack you use for your components For me, very important simply because I use a TT (Michell Engineering GyroDec/SME IV/Clear Audio Maestro Ebony V2). See my previous post on this system. I purchased a Core Audio PlyCraft 3L rack to hold the TT and other system components and could... | |
| Donald Fagan The Nightfly Ultra One-Step Truly astonishing, I have never in my life heard vinyl sound this good. It really sounds like a master tape; background noise is virtually non existent, dynamics and FR are as good as it gets. The best way I can describe this is; sounds like the v... | |
| Has anyone made the jump to $uper High end and were disappointed? Well said willemj! I agree entirely with your comments, I am sure there are a lot of people who do not. It will be interesting to hear from the folks who buy high end (read, ridiculously expensive) cables, power conditioners and similar tweaks. Ho... | |
| Reference disc player...UDP 205 or Marantz? I can’t answer your question directly as I have never compared the Marantz and Oppo against each other. However, I recently purchased an Oppo UDP-205 and could not be happier with the results. 4K picture quality is simply stunning (110" Stewart sc... | |
| speaker recommendation I also use a MC275 Mk VI in a modest size room (14.5' x 17.5') and have broad taste in music. Speakers are 40 year old Gale GS401As, you can see and learn about them here:http://www.vintagegale.comNot only does this system sound spectacular, it al... | |
| McIntosh C50 USB Input Not Working Turns out the problem was relatively simple to fix. Turns out Magnolia (Best Buy) did not send the processor back to McIntosh for repair, they sent it to their own repair center. Here they loaded the processor firmware but not the USB audio firmwa... | |
| Yamaha NS 5000 They are reviewed, very favorably, in the June issue of HiFi News. | |
| Ugly vs Gogeous speakers For me it is Gale GS401 speakers:www.vintagegale.comNot only do they look spectacular, they sound it to. I actually prefer the sound of the Gale speakers to my B&W Nautilus 801 speakers. See my previous post on these speaker and a TT/Tube base... | |
| McIntosh C50 USB Input Not Working I have tried connecting another laptop and different USB cables, same problem every time, nothing could detect the USB port on the C50. It's as if the USB port is simply not there or disconnected? | |
| Just retired and want to get back to vinyl listening Interestingly I was in exactly the same position as you with respect to vinyl listening (Retired, sold my last TT and LPs 33 years ago, $20k budget and now wanted to get back into analog). See my previous post on this subject:https://forum.audiogo... | |
| Upgrade path from Wilson WattPuppy 7s? - seeking advice Everyone is going to think I am crazy, but, here goes. Have you ever thought of something radically different? I use a McIntosh C50/MC275 Mk VI with a pair of refurbished 40 year old Gale GS401A speakers (www.vintagegale.com). The overall sound, v... | |
| What was the most enjoyable system that you ever put together? At the risk of being repetitive (I have posted this before). I have just assembled a $20k second system, purchasing all the components in one go. Here is the story. After 33 years I have corrected a terrible mistake I made when I sold my turntabl... |