nsgarch
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| Mac 275 questions........ Bosrt, I pasted the following from my AK post:I was curious why some folks didn't find tube changes had much effect with Mac amps and others like myself (and friends) were astounded at the improvement. I'm a natural detective, so I couldn't just '... | |
| Mac 275 questions........ Gavetti, it's the EH's that Mac now uses as their OEM power tube. They are both unreliable and crappy sounding -- one getter, low vacuum/thin bottle, yuk! I can honestly say I have experienced these attributes first hand! Back in the day, when the... | |
| cantelever not straight, advise please. In business, in audio deals (even retail audio deals) -- and especially stuff like cartridges, remember little 'Dee Dee': DUE DILIGENCE. Check new and used prices, forum discussions of the item, ask the seller every question you can think of, and ... | |
| cantelever not straight, advise please. Donshoemaker -- I tracked down the microscope you recommended -- pretty neat device (although it's now $100 ;-) What I want to know; is the head removable from the base - and could one then look at the stylus (from the side) with the cartridge mou... | |
| Difference between McIntosh MR65 and MR65B What arthur says plus: All the 65's say 'Stereophonic' front, and 'stereo' back. They were basically mono but had an output for an external multiplex adaptor. There was also an optional muiltiplex section available for them which you could order w... | |
| Mac 275 questions........ Lapierre -- The reissued GL KT88's are a good choice from what I hear, and cost about $200+ for a matched quad. The PentaLabs/Shuguang KT88SC's which I tried (and liked) are just as good according to many, and about half the price. Try Doug's tube... | |
| cantelever not straight, advise please. So, don't accept the cartridge, demand a refund. If he refuses, please post his name so we can avoid him.That sounds like good advice Oregon, and it would certainly helps the rest of us to know the seller's name, except if the seller refuses (like... | |
| cantelever not straight, advise please. Before you start having anxiety attacks and/or get into an embroglio with the seller, notify the seller that you will take the time and money (something he should have done) to have Dynavector check the cartridge and verify that the slight off cen... | |
| Why Don't More People Love Audio? The title of this thread can be read two ways, but from his expanation, I get that Tucker is referring to the HOBBY of audio, as opposed to the SOUND quality of audio. OK, that's cool. However it's true (wouldn't everyone agree?) that it's always ... | |
| Mac 275 questions........ If you go to and search the McIntosh forum on AudioKarma, you'll find lots of 275 info and owner experiences. McIntosh used to provide the finest tubes with their new equipment such as Telefunken and (English) Gold Lion/Genalex, etc. For one thing... | |
| Mac 275 questions........ My (moderate priced) tube recommendation would be a quad of the new reissue Gold Lion KT88 (about $200) and some NOS Telefunkens for the 12AX7's and 12AT7's. If you'll send me your email address, I'll give you more details when I have some time. | |
| Mac 275 questions........ Hi Rick! I love mine. The new ones are actually 90+ watts/ch (180+ in mono) so I think one amp should be sufficient for all the EMIT's and EMIM's. And though having two separate power transformers is nice, the one in the new model is 490V (the old... | |
| needle problem The key word is "suddenly". He then said (noticed) "the cartridge sits lower in respects to the distance between it and the record." He most likely didn't also notice that the stylus *suddenly* retracted into the cartridge ;-) VTA shift? No, that ... | |
| McIntosh MC-60 Binding Terminals Cardas makes some great milled billet spades:http://www.cardas.com/content.php?area=oem&pagestring2=Spades&pagestring=Spades+(closeup)&content_id=1&part_id=9Or, if you want to keep your speaker cables intact, do it this way:http://... | |
| Poor Man's Ferrari? It's a 27.5 and a 26s you want, if you're going to dabble in that realm. The performance of the 27 and 26 are easily matched by other less expensive candidates. |