russ69
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| McIntosh MCD 201 CD/SACD player questions about viability of an older piece. There are good transports from other companies that will cost you less and potentially be more serviceable should an issue develop. Disc players are on their way out. There will always be some products out there but high-end players are getting... | |
| Audioquest Chicago Interconnect Upgrade Options Yup yup Ran down Ogden Ave. Nobody ever said: Hey the beach is really nice in Santa Monica, hey let's drive to Chicago! | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer Will never say they make bad gear though. Classic American brand. Well said. Ditto. | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer I can’t understand why people say McIntosh sounds flat, or like someone put a wet blanket over their speakers Because that is what we heard? | |
| Audioquest Chicago Interconnect Upgrade Options However… Route 66 ended in Chicago. It starts in Chicago, it ends in Santa Monica. | |
| Audio Research Hybrid 30 Wiring/Hookup Questions You should be OK, loudspeakers that have special loudspeaker requirements usually note that in the instruction manual. Speakers that are phase sensitive are mostly large and complex systems. Like the servos on the Infinity RS1B crossover box. Hook... | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer the arguement should be about their amps using an autoformer I think that was the problem with my Mac amp. The output transformers killed the amp/speaker interaction and created a flat sounding speaker. Probably measures great and all but not t... | |
| McIntosh MCD 201 CD/SACD player questions about viability of an older piece. after my multi disc player stopped working a few years ago My local dealer would not take any used disc players in trade, the drives and lasers can fail and have no replacements available. | |
| This 60 Hz hum is driving me crazy (reduced about 80%) My main tools for finding a hum are a cheater plug and a pair of ground breaking RCAs. I take all my gear and put it on the floor and hook up one item at a time. I can usually find the culprit. Then I can work on that one pi... | |
| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer Mac is sort of like the Rolex of audio... | |
| This 60 Hz hum is driving me crazy So even from a distance, I can hear it in between songs. If you hear it from your listening position, it’s got to get solved. P.S. I have never had a hum issue I could not solve. First step is isolating the problem. Isolate it, then I’ll give y... | |
| Upgrade from NAD3020i @russ69 : the Rogue Sphinx has a crappy tube front end! Even with one ear tied behind my head, I can tell you that the tube front end is very good. | |
| Question about Class A I wouldn’t get too hung up on the class of amplification since a good sounding amplifier is a good sounding amplifer... Good amps can be had in every class. Concentrate on good amps not design. | |
| How do you tell your Cartridge needs replacing? Old school solution...when you get tired of hearing it and you want something better. Unless you have your dream cartridge, and you want to keep it going. Then just send it back for inspection/stylus replacement. | |
| whats the best pre amp to pair with Bryston 4b cubed? A I’m going to assume we can pretty much start off fresh. Keep the Arcam integrated and...this is going to sound like a broken record but get a set of Triangle Deltas ( or better). The Triangles will give you what the Arcam doesn’t with the Totems. ... |