oldhvymec
Responses from oldhvymec
| About users with hidden agendas OP after setting up enough square or rectangle rooms with 8,9, or 10 foot ceiling you kinda know where you're at. In Master M’s laboratory not so much. I would only enter with permission and then only with a guide. I’ve been in a few (Tesla) labs... | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer Mac guys are hard core right? The real "Marantz" crowd makes Mac guys look like beggars in the streets. Talk about hard core. THEY love their Marantz Tube gear. Try to buy, some of that gear.. They don't even list their gear any more, they just pa... | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer Not good for show. They are ugly. Pointless gothic script. They are worse than ugly. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>&g... | |
| About users with hidden agendas "This is down to set up, something you can quickly ascertain by looking at a photo" This is another laughable nonsense. <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<&... | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer I think the Mc fans here have more or less countered these claims. I'm just pointing out that he's not really bashing people so much as saying they're deluded in thinking they've gone into true audiophile territory. <<<<<<<&l... | |
| Buying refurbished gear.... I bought a new Decware first new thing in 5 years, then it was class D amps before that. Before THAT it was used Mac gear. 100 pieces of gear 3 newer pieces are still 7 and 2 years old. Everything else is OLD, maintained and if need be rebuilt. I... | |
| Inexpensive speaker cables: any experience? Lean OP lean. There are a few better option at even lower prices. It's about knowing the material they are made from. I didn't see a very good check list. PTFE? OCC copper (at least)? OCC/silver clad option? GREAT terminal ends are as important a... | |
| About users with hidden agendas So the mods still won’t do anything about the guy and continue to let him harass others. Sounds like it needs to go up a couple more notches. Bring back MC and loose the person the mods REFUSE to dress down. Simple! As an old shop steward admin ... | |
| A Second Noise Floor? Oh I really did use the vanilla and my Uncle Pete. That would be a little gold, HE stole from somebody else's teeth and swallowed. He had a gullet and kept his valuables in it, I hear. He tried to pull another fast one and take it with him. Sneaky... | |
| Is there a correct way to lubricate a turntable bearing The only way to add or remove oil from sintered bronze is with heat. If the oil is actually seeping into the bronze at room temp it's not any kind of industrial application, I've ever seen. Must be very porous or laser holes. I've made my share an... | |
| A Second Noise Floor? Wonderful thanks for your mix, there are some expensive ones too. MERCY oh MERCY.. Activated charcoal (palm) graphite dust, copper, nickels, old copper pennies, quartz, kiln-dried crushed river rock, non conductive oil. iron dust, quarry salt, Ep... | |
| A Second Noise Floor? Is there different material in "The Box"? Earthen Box kinda sorta? I've tinkered, but never with any great success. The noise floor I put up with is a simple test. Select a source and turn the volume all the way up. What do you hear? I've heard a... | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer Thanks Master M. for pointing out the relationship between the user, their room AND their gear. The three are as important as having 120vac @ 60hz with new equipment. I have been able to make just about any preamp and power amp work if I first... | |
| Speaker Gratification Wow. | |
| mcintosh mx units One it's not XLR. Second they are complicated and getting old. You can easily spend 1000.00 fixing one. Todays tech may suggest a newer model. the MX135 is better.. XLR, if I remember. Regards |