oldhvymec
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| What's Going On? The same era "Everybody Plays the Fool". "Tears of a Clown" "WAR" "The Hurricane" I think they ALL have instant meaning to the Boomers.. Out of Korea and into Vietnam, JFK, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter. Carter might live to be 100 wouldn’t th... | |
| How do you decide what your next upgrade will be? OP if you’ve addressed the first 50% of the issue, the ROOM and the electricle grid. The other 50%, is Gear, speakers, cables, and isolation. The least expensive for the return is isolation and decoupling speaker enclosures, from the rooms floors... | |
| Mcintosh amp stock pwr cord only 4 ft??? OP that's a stock PC? I think all my preamps from Mac were 3 or 4 feet. Power amps the same.. Heavy Copper.. Nothing fancy they work just fine at least mine do. I have tried a few fancy PC on my Macs over the last 30 years, LOL. Kind of a waste o... | |
| Class D amp recomendations please jjss49 is there some trick to buying one from the site? I think I've tried this before and the same result. I TRY to log in creat an account and they won't send the conformation to my email. Gerorge posted it and I've never seen the conformation ... | |
| AGON screening to filter out crap new posts has regressed back to the pits.. OP, It's kind of strange your worried about violent, filthy content then end your post with WTF. Is there a certain amount that is acceptable? Best to lead by example, I'd think. As for the degree and kind of filth? Swearing is ok but shoot um ... | |
| Midbass under 100$ Well if there is no sub in the box that is better. I quit using 300hz and below on my monitors a long time ago.. A two way is perfect like a MTM. Add your subs as you see fit.. https://www.parts-express.com/speaker-components/speaker-subwoofer-k... | |
| Cary V12i to r Upgrade I have a V12R I've listened to the oricinal V12 and then the I. I've heard 2 that have had the better Transformers, Caps and Hexfres installed. I did all the upgrades along with cleaning up the factory rats nest for what passed as wiring. It i... | |
| McIntosh Preamps I have a lot of Mac gear. I like all the old stuff, the issue for me is the remote. :-) I like my C2500, Yup. Love that remote Regards | |
| Adding a “safe haven” forum for discussion of tweaks? After reading this.. Girly men. I'm sure women are tougher now.. The wife is down in the south 20 plowing. I'm at home baking bread. :-) No apron though. Regards | |
| Anyone can help with the McIntosh C2500…. Read pages 12-17 in the owners manual. Regards | |
| Class A amplifier alternative? Well I suppose if your looking for a full time heater Class A is the way to go.. How about a Parasound do a little research pick one of their modles and be happy. It's a Class AB I'm sure, a reasonably priced product that sound really good 3K... | |
| Turntable Belt Care—talc or corn starch? I have a 47lb platter it takes a little help to get it started with 2 motors. I quit using it and went back to the same TT I've used for 1000 years.. TD124s and Russcos Belt drives, Rem drives. outside O-Ring.. It's still the platter bearing and ... | |
| Adding a “safe haven” forum for discussion of tweaks? Well as I’ve always said. Post your opinion once and move on. Not respond to everyone on the forum. Repeated responces apposed to the collection of data and continued harrassment after being asked to stop.. That’s an issue, but not a problem. ADD ... | |
| Radio frequencies picked up by phono stage. Swap RCAs left to right, see if it follows the cable or the channel. Because the cables are ran so close together if one is noiser that could be a shielding issue if one cables shielding (left or right) was NOT working correctly... Possible broken... | |
| Turntable Belt Care—talc or corn starch? Absorbs is the issue in talcum. I’ve never seen anyone use cornstarch. I would’t use it.. I don’t keep my belts in a bag with powder. I clean the belts with warm soapy water. I rinse them in hot tap water and turn them inside out and put them ... |