mrklas
Responses from mrklas
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? McIntosh and Rolex are an interesting analogy. They both are major brands that enable other companies to exist - are they the best? No - but when did they claim they were the best and others were inferior? Saying a Mc is warm, syrupy and bloated... | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? What makes you think of it as hate.I have McIntosh gear - sounds wonderful. That doesn’t imply other manufacturers don’t make awesome sounding equipment. Additionally, my statement doesn’t suggest there’s a value per dollar associated with McIntos... | |
| How important is the pre-amp? In my experience yes. Specifically, I added a preamp to a system with DAC, turntable and integrated amp. I negotiated an at home trial with McIntosh C2600 and it made a distinct difference. Why, I don’t know. Would this experience be true with a... | |
| Owning the speakers you dreamed of 20 years ago Material science has impacted speaker design and manufacture. If you like older speakers - awesome. If you like modding your speakers - awesome.To me, the newer models are extremely good. Are there older speaker that my beat a newer one - absolute... | |
| Owning the speakers you dreamed of 20 years ago Speakers have changed…I think the quality of speakers at various price points ($500, $1000, $2000, $3000) are significantly better than they were 10 years ago. And listen to them because you may find what you like. | |
| You own a store, you sell 2 brands, which? 2 brandsElectronics LinnSpeakers Sonus faber | |
| cassettes CAN sound better than vinyl. Better?I'm not sure about better...Especially if you incorporate the impact of time on tape recordings.... | |
| Tube Amps, Magnapans and Impedance I think the key question to answer is do you enjoy the music through your system. Many respectable amp manufacturers only provide one hook for monoblocks or one per channel for stereo amps.Maggies have some characteristics and one of them is not ... | |
| High end high quality int. amp for low level listening I always encourage more power! I'd also explore a Moon by Simaudio integrated amp and I'd try the McIntosh MA6900 or 8700 over the 5300... | |
| Buying advice: McIntosh vs SimAudio for Integrated Amplifier/DAC. I have Moon & McIntosh...I have the Moon 280D Streaming DAC... It was an upgrade from Node 2i streamer using the internal DAC of McIntosh C2600 preamp.My amp is a MC 302.I have been impressed with Moon. I am exploring upgrading - DAC and amp ... | |
| A turntable that plays all types of music well Do you have the option of auditioning with some of your own records?There's a lot of good turntables for less than $10k!And the phono stage and cartridge can transform a turntable too!I'm happy with my Rega P8 and given my previous tables were a D... | |
| The "Snake Oil" Trope Snake oil is only useful if it's made of snakes - I don't like snakes so a live snake that is killed to make snake oil is a good thing to me.Otherwise, each persons is free to do what they want as long as they don't break the law or inhibit anothe... | |
| McIntosh Tube vs SS w/ Sonus Faber Aida II @battbot Have you considered the C2700 Tube Amp as an option?I have a C2600 with MC302 driving Sonus faber Olympica Nova Vs. My upgrade journey started with the Preamp and it made a significant impact on my system. Good sound is good sound and am... | |
| Help me decide on first turntable purchase I have had 2 Rega’s. And the P6 with the Ania cartridge or even the Exact cartridge is a great value in my opinion. And listen to the options before you make a decision | |
| Upgrade Time I don’t think a separate amp,is the best route. My experience has been a quality preamp accentuates the source. I used to use an integrated amp. I added a preamp (MC 2600) and it impacted my system so much I have replaced the integrated amp with a... |