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McIntosh MC252 with Totem Mani2 / Sig's
For what it's worth I have an MC206 and two MC202 amps. The 202 sounds a lot better then the 206. I run 10 channels in my home theater system.I bought the MC202 amps from Audio Classics. Frank Gow at Audio Classics and I talked about the sound dif... 
I'm frustrated with people who don't ...
A lot of good comments here.I'm not sure if I would conceder myself an audiophile or not, but I know what I like and what moves me. It has taken me 3 decades to really satisfy my ears, and I'm still not done.I learned many years ago not to bring u... 
SACD vs DVD-A speaker set-up geometry
Five channel or multi channel music isn't fully perfected yet. I think a 12 year old could do a better mixing job then some of these sound engineers. With that said, I still think that these multi channel disk put CD's to shame. I'm ready to repla... 
Which components knocked you out on first listen?
I was 12 years old and my next door neighbors father had Klipschorn speakers and McIntosh amps. I listened to that system untill I was 18 years old. I had to wait 25 years before I could get myself a pair. In those 25 years I never heard anything ... 
How Loud Do You Listen??? Do You Know?????????
My rear center is only 7' behind me, and my left and right surrounds are 8' to either side. That helps some with the readings. All my speakers are full range and have a 104db sensitivity rating and I'm feeding them 200 watts each. The efficiency o... 
How Loud Do You Listen??? Do You Know?????????
That last sentence was supposed to read. I'm there to listen to music, not some joker who is trying to cary on a conversation. 
How Loud Do You Listen??? Do You Know?????????
Tvad,How true. That's another reason why I listen to music alone. I'm there to listen to music, not some joker tryingto cary on a conversation. 
How Loud Do You Listen??? Do You Know?????????
I listen to music from about 94 to 104db. The measurement is taken from the sweet spot about 19' in front of center channel. The rat shack meter is pointing stright up. I need to feel the music as well as hear it. I begin to feel it at around 98db... 
MAC fans - MC206 harsh?
I have an MC206 and I can't say that I find it harsh and bright. I'm using modified Klipschorns for my mains and center. Stock Klipschorn bass horns with the K33E woofer. Altec 290-16K midrange drivers with an Altec 311-90 horn. JBL-2404H tweeters...