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| Best integrated, ??? The autoformers that the 6900 has really help it to successfully drive most any speaker. It is a really special integrated that you would not be disappointed with. Good Luck, | |
| Do You Remember Your First CD Player? I don't remember! My second CD player was made by Kyocera. My first CD was Peter Gabriel 'So' | |
| Best single-malt Scotch... This is a great thread. If I may inject a small bump into the road of this thread......what are your favorite blended Scotches? I know.....so pedestrian........well here it goes:2. Dewar's is my regular choice.1. Dewars 12 is even better, but just... | |
| Favorite integrated amp? One vote for the McIntosh MA 6900 integrated amp. | |
| integrated suggestions The VAC Avatar is a nice tube integrated - I don't know what it goes for used though. It might be a little more than you want to spend. | |
| Ever gone from seperates to an integrated? I had seperates of various makes and models for about 15 years. Pretty good stuff, EAD, Sonic Frontiers, VAC, MUSE, etc. etc. My latest stereo is built around the McIntsoh MA 6900 integrated amplifier. I love it. I feel like I get a ton of perform... | |
| Best single-malt Scotch... Just as a follow-up. The Balvenie I was referring to in my post above was the 21 year old. The 15 is good but not as good as the 21 year old. As for Irish Whiskey, I like Tullamore Dew. | |
| Von Schweikert VR-1 & VRS-1 or VR-2? I auditioned exactly these two speakers and here is what I did. I flat out preferred the sound of the VR-2 to the 1's combo. Its not that the satellite-sub combo of the 1's didn't sound great, it did. I preferred the sound of the 2'sYou must take ... | |
| DAC on Universal player I don't think there is a usd DAC in the price range you just mentioned that would improve things enough to be worth it. I agree with the folks who said that modding the player will make the greatest improvement, and not only to redbook. | |
| Digital vs. Analog a reasoned comparison I appreciate the thoughtful comments thus far. Just to reiterate, this was only meant to compare price/performance ratio at the relatively inexpensive level. I know both analog and digital front ends can sound awesome. My post was only meant to pu... | |
| Are Von Schweikert VR-2s worth auditioning? ABSOLUTELY WORTH A DRIVE TO AUDITION!!!I finally have 100 hours on my VR2's and I love them. I think all speakers take some work to place properly, these being no exception. And let's face it, your room is probably the cause of atleast 50% of the ... | |
| Anyone have problems with McIntosh MCD205? My player did the same as yours docter doug. I sent it back to McIntosh just a few days ago. I have not heard whether they will fix or replace it but, there were no questions asked either way. Good service by Mac and my dealer. | |
| Any Good CD Recorder/Players? You should check out the other threads on this subject in this forum. I have used the NAD C660 with great success for CD dubbing as well as recording from vinyl and other sources. It has 24 bit DAC's, HDCD, and also plays MP3. I cannot give you an... | |
| How did you get into this hobby? I loved music from very young, and listened to hundereds of great LP's and 8-tracks with my older brother growing up. I loved working the buttons on our cheapo mini-system (late 70's). The seeds were planted. Then, I watched my father build our fi... | |
| Is the MR85 Mcintosh Tuner any good.? I have lived with this tuner for over 1 year now and really enjoy it. As with any tuner, you need a good antennae to reel those signals in. But once it has them sometimes music sounds better than many CD's I own. It also has the ability to be fitt... |