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| Upgrade to McIntosh Trust your ears. If you like it - that’s what matters. I’ve owned a C2600 and MC 302 with Sonus faber Olympica Nova Vs. Mc stuff has a strong secondary market. If you’re unsure experiment - Rogue makes some excellent hybrid and tube stuf... | |
| Your suggestions: Headphone + DAC/Amp combo? I have two systems...a portable and home system. Chord Mojo2/Poly Moon HA 430 with internal DAC and a Node 2i as the streamer I started listening to the headphone jack on my preamp...with Sennheiser HD800s I initially bough a portable syste... | |
| Newbie question - dedicated headphone amp or is my McIntosh MA352 sufficient My advice is tread lightly.... I picked up some headphones and enjoyed listening through my preamp. Then decided to try a headphone amp - the Chord Mojo2...it was a drastic improvement. Oh, yes you guessed it then I listened to a 'high end' non-... | |
| Are you getting the bass you deserve? I'm not sure if I deserve anything but a swift kick in the ass. Yet, I appreciate the sound from my system. I'm stuck in my ways so I don't use a sub and my Sonus faber Olympica Nova Vs do seem to get it done to my satisfaction. Speakers are ju... | |
| Wilson Audio Sophia rev 3 Wilson’s do have a ‘house characteristic’. I personally find them a bit harsh with less than incredible recordings. I’d call them honest. I own Sonus faber and appreciate their voice - my recommendation is try to get a home audition. You ears ... | |
| Need help! First step into high end audio Here’s a different option to consider. I used to have a dedicated media room with an NAD home theatre receiver and PSB speakers. When I moved to a smaller place I bought Bluesound sound bar and subwoofer- it’s a sister company of NAD and all i... | |
| Where do you stop? Interesting question. I don’t know. And for what it’s worth, I experimented with changing speaker cables first then ICs then power. It made a difference and the only silver I have is my ICs - Kimber Kable KTCG. Each change was dramatic - a... | |
| Preamp comparison - Rogue Perseus and ARC LS25 MKII Trust your ears - this hobby is for you to enjoy and there are differences in sound from different components (and ultimately systems). If you enjoy experiment - rolling tubes is an option. And if you like the Rogue sound better, I think you'd b... | |
| What is the current retail cost of your reference system? My system is captured in my profile. It’s as much as a nice car not including music media - $75k or so I enjoy music and I share with friends. The amount I spend is irrelevant because I enjoy when someone else shares their system with me. Consequ... | |
| Tube or solid state Ok my answer is horrible- it depends I have SS system and some experience with tubes. If money is no object I am buying tube and specifically Audi Research Corporation components. However I am not so I enjoy SS and have been a big fan of ... | |
| If someone handed you this system, what would you change? Two thoughts from my point of view 1. Recognize the feeling of desire to spend money - it can be something you continue to save. 2. My transition from a good system to listen to music to to a system I made time to listen to started with a new ... | |
| Tube Preamp --> Solid State Amp I had a McIntosh C2600 tube pre and MC302 SS amp and frankly that combination reignited my passion for music listening. | |
| I feel bad for Generation X and The Millennial's Seeing someone live and appreciating music are not mutually exclusive. I have a niece and great nephew who both appreciate Led Zeppelin and like classic rock and one's in high school and the other is a few years out of college. Everything is rel... | |
| Balanced Inputs Two questions: 1. Do your DAC and Phono stage both have differential balanced circuitry? 2. What source do you use the most? In my preamp a balanced input has 6 db of gain compared with RCA. I'd prioritize using XLR for components designed t... | |
| Whats the ultimate goal with your pre amp ? Selecting sources, volume control and presenting the signal to the amplifier is the role of the pre-amp. In my experience the pre-amp is very important on the quality of sound. I introduced a quality pre-amp to an integrated amplifier and it imp... |