rivington66
Responses from rivington66
| What do you care about in this hobby? I like the way my stereo sounds. I love the bloom of the bass, the separation and being able to feel and hear the room of the recording. I started this hobby loving the music, but as I’ve gotten deeper into it, I also enjoy the sound and synerg... | |
| Downsize from C2200/MC275 to integrated SS You have such a classic McIntosh system with a unique sound. You’re going to be heading into a very different wilderness and it can still be good, though I would prepare myself for the difference. (Not knowing your room size or the music you lis... | |
| Why don’t more members post their systems in their profile? Didn’t realize that was a thing. Just posted mine! Thanks! | |
| The cool factor- who has it? Jeff Buckley Johnny Cash Boy Genius Dylan at any age the Edge Kurt Lennon Harrison Jonny Greenwood Susan Tedeschi Derek Trucks | |
| Validation To me, enjoying music and understanding system integration and synergy are two different things. I like both. I often tune my room with House Curve, through speaker placement, sub (pair) settings and acoustic treatment. I appreciate getting someo... | |
| Speakers for Mc240 I’m a fan of my McIntosh MX110z as a preamp (I only use the line level of the pre as I have a separate phono and MR67) - it was designed for the 240 so synergy is good. Devore Fidelity speakers pair well also pretty much any Klipsch heritage serie... | |
| Happiness is... Hearing NOS RCA Blackplates in your McIntosh 240 for the first time. | |
| Which speakers are ideal to pair with a Yamaha as3200 Honestly, you may consider pulling your LS50's in and certainly away from the chair. If you want to get the most out of what you have, setup a unilateral triangle. This will at least get you started with getting the best out of the LS50's and gi... | |
| Make speakers disappear. Simple, cheap I love posts like this. lol. And believe me, for the first 3 paragraphs I hated it. And then came the replies lol. | |
| use of ChatGPT for HIFI Yeah, ChatGPT couldn’t figure out a McIntosh MC240 or MX110 tube schematic to save its life - 100% of the time (in my experience) mis identifying the tube and function for each tube. I’ve corrected it several times and it never remembers. That h... | |
| Band/artist documentaries. Don’t Look Back - Bob Dylan’s solo tour through England, 1965 - | |
| Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too? Michael Franks…I feel creepy just typing it. | |
| Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby? It’s the dopamine rush. Whether it be cars, guitars or stereos, as long as your body craves that ‘high’ from searching or purchasing you’ll most likely be ‘in it’. It starts with a love of audio, whether it be visual, sonic or a combination of b... | |
| One of my favorite bands, one that many have never heard. Amazing band! Al Anderson is one of my singer/songwriter/guitarists ever. Joey’s got a younger brother named Johnny who’s an incredible singer/songwriter and guitar player - he played with the Incredible Casuals up in Cape Cod. NRBQ has one un... | |
| Vinyl sounds better (shots fired) Without Vinyl there’s no fun in shopping for phono stages. …just sayin’. |