richopp
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| Ampzilla 2000 v2 and Mcintosh MC402 @viethluu Got it. I don't know your speakers or source gear very well, so not sure why the ARC stuff performed that way, but the good news is that YOU are happy with what you have. In my shop, back in the day, we tried all the Mac stuff over the... | |
| Ampzilla 2000 v2 and Mcintosh MC402 Glad you tried them anyway. Enjoy your music! | |
| Ampzilla 2000 v2 and Mcintosh MC402 While I understand your affinity for your Mac preamp, I wonder if you have tried an ARC preamp IN YOUR ROOM. It may not be for you, but if you have not tried one, I would give it a shot. Try the newer ones or the older ones--be sure you stick to... | |
| Ampzilla 2000 v2 and Mcintosh MC402 If you want pretty, get the Mc. If you want music, get the one designed by James Bongiorno, who knows more about amp design than Mc ever will. Cheers! | |
| Looking for Speaker Recommendations If you are buying a new system, why that amp? Suggest you re-think the amp and go for the Maggies. Your room will be great with them, but as noted, you need power. I suggest you spend your $9000 for used ARC tube separates, but that's just my e... | |
| Anyone else feel like it’s the Wild Wild West? @digital Now you wait just a minute. You trying to tell me the Earth is NOT FLAT? Get right out of town! As for streaming, I was offered it for TV by ATT, but the Internet speed to my house is less than 50, so why offer it? Ah, well, the more... | |
| How did 70s rock music transition into 80s music? Unfortunately, change is the only constant in life. Like it or not, neither time nor the culture stands still. Just read that Facebook is "out" with the younger generation...soon another thing will be popular, just like any fad or "thing" that c... | |
| Finally made the transition to a tube preamp! Congats! Next time you are in the market, do what I did and buy a used Audio Research model. I got a 6-B for about $850.00, which is a lot, but of course worth EVERY PENNY! Cheers, and happy listening! | |
| For those of you who had spent over hundred thousand dollars for your sound system. First, thanks for the many who mentioned their ROOMS as being the key component of any system. I keep saying it, but sometimes get push-back. For those who doubt it, I would ask why a city hires a specialist to design a concert hall when they coul... | |
| Basic question about power/watts TONS of good advice here. Wow! So glad that most posters actually understand what is going on here. While most all are on point, @misstl has a superb post. The "more info needed" posts are also on point. As a former dealer who set up MANY pa... | |
| Using battery power to go off the City's power grid If you try that stuff in FL you will be put in jail. https://palmbeachpost-fl.newsmemory.com/?token=ae07a0734da4c7daa6a8cce65de0dc46_62efcab6_4c91c4f&selDate=20220807 FPL (along with big sugar--you know, otherwise known as "middle-class ... | |
| Wendell Diller: "You don't wanna put a subwoofer with a Magneplanar; it doesn't work." @mbmi Sorry, not familiar with whomever you are speaking of. I know that Mark Levinson used them in his HQD system since we built the cabs for them. They were on 4" casters and weighed a ton or two, but if you really want BASS, there you go! @... | |
| Veneer delamination Suggest you get rid of distorting wood cabs and get some Magneplaners. Not only do they not de-laminate, but they also do not distort the MUSIC. Cheers! | |
| Wendell Diller: "You don't wanna put a subwoofer with a Magneplanar; it doesn't work." Personally, I have never seen the need for a sub with Maggies, but to each their own, I suppose. In my shop, we would sell you whatever you THINK you need, and be happy to cash your check. Maggies reproduce what you feed them, so I suggest you ge... | |
| New Dedicated Line - Almost No improvement @sns Thanks for understanding humor when you see it. Today, many have NO sense of humor at all. I guess I feel sorry for them... Look, other than attending a live show, ANY system is going to be different from that show, and, given the new "dig... |