pdreher
Responses from pdreher
| McIntosh MC2102 owners past and present Jamnesta - so you are mono-blocking? Was one amp not sufficient to drive the Dali's? What preamp are you using? | |
| McIntosh MA2275 Bi-amping I think option #1 is a likely possibility. Suggest you contact McIntosh technical support... they are always very helpful. Let me know what you find out as I previously owned the MC275 and currently own the MA2275. | |
| Best amps to pair with dynaudio C2 Like Nutella, I too used Plinius with my C2's with good results. I used the SA-102 MKII, which can be had for far less than your budget ($2,500 used). | |
| Best amps to pair with dynaudio C2 As a former C2 & C4 owner, I can't recommend Simaudio, even though many have said there is good synergy between the two. I tried a pair of Sim W6 monoblocks for a few days and quickly sold them. For solid state I would be much more inclined to... | |
| newbie mania The impedance curve of the 2.5's is very benign, rarely dropping below 8 ohms... so yes, either the Cayin 88 or the 100 will work well. Definitely recommend you go with tubes, regardless of what you end up with. | |
| Quicksilver_ProAc I've used two 75 WPC McIntosh tube amps with my Harbeth M-40.1's with no problem and they have very similar efficiency rating as your ProAc 3.8's but the imdedance goes slightly lower 5 ohm min. Either amp should be fine IMO, so I'd save a few buc... | |
| Have you ever deceived your wife-audio purchase 01-06-11: Paul_grahamChad thinks it's funny, but he doesn't want Liz to know.That's LOL funny... good stuff! | |
| Natural and Neutral could be boring .. Ditto Ckoffend's recommendation of the Aesthetix Calypso. I sold mine to go with an integrated tube amp, but will likely go back to the Calypso if/when I go back to tube separates. Really a great preamp when used with the right NOS tubes (amperex ... | |
| Tube amp advice My experience is that once I tried a tube amp, I have been unable to return to (enjoy) solid state amps. | |
| Preamp match for a mcIntosh 275 Mechans suggestion of the AES AE-3 would be a good move if a budget line stage is what you want. If you have a higher budget ($2,500 on the used market), I had good luck matching an Aesthetix Calypso line stage (with NOS tubes) with the MC275 MKV,... | |
| Creek Destiny or Rogue Cronus Magnum? Vinyladdict - While I can't discount your statement that the Cayin is a better value from a price / performance standpoint, I would still seriously consider the Rogue as it is American made and I know I would get long term support if I would need ... | |
| Jolida Reliability For the money, I think Jolida offers good dependable value. I've owned one of their tuners a CDP and still own a hybrid integrated and have never had any problems or need for repair. | |
| Creek Destiny or Rogue Cronus Magnum? When in doubt, go with tubes (in this case the Rogue). You can customize the sound to your liking by rolling tubes. | |
| Audio Aero Capitole 192 MK II se upgrade I had my local tech (Alpha-Tech Electronics in St. Louis) replace the tubes in my Capitol 24/192 Mk 1 with Jan Phillips 6021's (not cryo'ed) from Tube World and they sound just fine. | |
| Can the Harbeth 40.1's boggie ????? Garebear... sorry the 40.1's are not working out for you. I've had mine for about 20 months and I love them. Suggest you experiment a bit more before giving up on them. I like them best with Mac tube gear... McIntosh MC 275 MKV with NOS Telefunken... |