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| McIntosh MC-75 in unknown condition, what do I do? IT WORKS!I've given the amp some TLC over the last few days. I took the lighter fluid advice and cleaned the tubes themselves. I've been carefully using brasso to clean the chrome surfaces. The rust pits are their for good but it's MUCH better. Th... | |
| McIntosh MC-75 in unknown condition, what do I do? Nsgarch,Thanks for the tips! I don't recall seeing Gold Lion on them. I'll take another look when I'm back in the lab tomorrow. The chassis chrome is generally good. The top could easily be cleaned without ever touching the printing. The worst par... | |
| McIntosh MC-75 in unknown condition, what do I do? Nsgarch,Of course I can't say with certainty that the tubes are the original units. I can say with certainty that they are Genelex KT-88s made in the UK (as stated on the tubes). The tops appear quite silvery. The sides look to be somewhat brown. ... | |
| McIntosh MC-75 in unknown condition, what do I do? Almarg,Thanks for the info. Is there a reliable way to check tubes or is this something that really requires a tube checker? The tubes appear to be originals. I suspect the lab bought the amp for some long forgotten experiment then allowed it to s... | |
| New Swifts vs. used Kestrel Hot Rods I listened to both at a local store and I used to own the Kestrels. Kestrel, no comparison. The fact is the Swifts may advertise frequency response lower than the Kestrels but the Kestrels have more bottom end. The Swifts just did have the low end... | |
| Loudspeakers that match well w/Bryston B-60? I used to have a Bryston 2B-LP (the origin of the B-60's amp section) and BR.5 preamp mated to a pair of Meadowlark Kestrels. Musically very nice but not the last word in dynamics. I often like to turn my system up when listening and the Meadowlar... | |
| Biwire Cables: Two Seperate Runs or Single Run I think people are misinterpreting your question (or maybe I am). It sounds like your are asking what is the difference between biwiring with two sets of wire versus the special bi wire cables that have on set of connectors at the amp end and two ... | |
| Best used speakers around 500 for clasic rock NHT 2.5iGreat bass | |
| Tell me about Pinnacle Classic Gold Towers Check out Audioholics.com. They have a good review of the Pinnacle speakers. Check out the staff reviews, speaker face off 1. My personal experience is exactly the same as the staff. My brother and I noticed the exact same things the reviewers did... | |
| Why bi-wiring is bad All I know is some manufactures (Thiel) are not fans, other (Vandersteen) are. Maybe it's just one of those synergy things that needs to be decided by what sounds best...Sorry that doesn't contribute to the debate. | |
| What does Current mean in a power amp??? Correction...That last sentence was supposed to read, "...I've never read anyone complaining that..."Sorry for the grammar error.PS the Plinius SA100 look cool. How does this compare to other amps in it’s price range (~$5000) | |
| What does Current mean in a power amp??? In defense of the BrystonStereophile measured a Bryston 9B-SST (THX at the time) and said it had no problem delivering it’s rated 120 wpc with all five channels driven. I’m mentioning this amp because it was the only Bryston review on Stereophile’... | |
| What does Current mean in a power amp??? Rwd,Do these repsonces answer your question :) | |
| What does Current mean in a power amp??? MarakantzPlease reread my earlier post. In that post I was talking about the power supplies, not the amplification circuits. I tossed in some statements about assuming quality amp circuits and the like but the big point was power supplies. When I ... | |
| What does Current mean in a power amp??? Look for an amp that has a high power rating into 4 ohms. An idea high current amp will double it's rated power into 4 ohms. Most amps can't do this but my Bryston goes from 240 wpc to 400 wpc from 8 to 4 ohms. Look for my posting talking about th... |