rhtowson
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| No God No! Say it Ain’t So! Old adage: When in danger or in doubt, run in circles, scream and shout. Meantime, my Mac system sounds just as good as it did before the acquisition. Carry on. | |
| An audio component you just can't let go McIntosh MX113 preamp, recapped, tuner aligned, and lamps upgraded to LED equivalents. The MX113 is my first Mac; it drives two Mac RS100 bookshelf speakers via their wired connection. Each speaker has a 40 watt internal amp. Nice little system,... | |
| Drinking Songs playlest... What am I missing? Golden Earring - Radar Love and Twilight Zone | |
| Suggestions for phono preamp for LOMC's McIntosh MP100 Phono Preamp offers Moving Coil and Moving Magnet adjustable loading (6 settings each); balanced and unbalanced analog outputs; optical, coax and USB digital outputs; and a Mono switch for playing mono records to decrease noise and ... | |
| Type 45 Tubes for stereo amplifiers There are a couple of choices at Antique Electronic Supply: https://www.tubesandmore.com/search/node/45%20triode?categories%5B0%5D=Vacuum%20Tubes | |
| Truly Stunning Vinyl Album Threshold / Jet Airliner by the Steve Miller Band from the Book of Dreams album - this was the go-to demo for the stereo stores in the mid / late 70s - really, really well recorded... | |
| Receiver I'm very happy with my McIntosh MAC7200 Receiver - it's in your price range: https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/receivers/MAC7200 | |
| Bluesound I have a Node 2i and get this error sometimes while streaming from SiriusXM or Amazon Music. I use these services on my Node and in my car - it seems like there are occasional access conflicts due to being logged in to the services in the car and... | |
| List Of Small Company Tube Amps I've enjoyed my Glow One amp for years: https://glow-audio.com/ | |
| Mcintosh MAC7200 or Hegel H390 for a new pair of Kef R7 META The MAC7200 at 200 WPC into 2,4, or 8 Ohms will easily drive the KEF R7 Metas, which call for 15-250 Watts at 4 Ohms. My 7200 is connected via a passive splitter to the TV antenna mounted in my attic and I listen to broadcast FM for several hours... | |
| Looking for 5AR4 rectifier tube most like solid state Encountered this while returning a ham radio to service: Solid State Rectifier - Tube Depot. According to the website: This octal based solid state rectifier is a cost effective replacement for any of the following tubes: 5AR4 / GZ34, 5Y3, 5U4G... | |
| Phono Stage in inputs for 2 tonearms McIntosh MP100 Phono Preamplifier with Moving Coil and Moving Magnet inputs, both with adjustable loading for the best impedance match, lots of output options... | |
| I need a extension cord with Emotiva's CMX6+ is made from machined aluminum, has been on the market for years, and gets good reviews. It's about $200 or so directly from Emotiva: https://emotiva.com/collections/accessories/products/cmx6 | |
| USB output on latest Bluesound Node @dinosore Thank you for catching my mistake; my Node is indeed an N130. Sorry for the bad info! | |
| USB output on latest Bluesound Node Similar experience to @jzzmusician - my Bluesound Node 2i was originally connected via coax to the DA1 DAC in my MAC7200. I updated the player from the app, unplugged the power cable from the player, removed the coax, connected the USB and powere... |