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| McIntosh Integrated Amplifiers To answer your question, Worldwide, as to why I'm not fond of autoformers, all the amps I've had with them have had rather flabby bass. Kirkus is right, other than the autoformers, there isn't a difference in the amps design. The autoformerless un... | |
| McIntosh Integrated Amplifiers Of course a Mac without autoformers is a true "Mac"! My MC7200 amp doesn't have them, and I personally wouldn't have one with them, having owned several Mac amps with them. The autoformers allow the amp to put out the same rated power into ALL spe... | |
| Mcintosh autoformers..... Most of their amps do have the autoformers, but there are exceptions. One was the MC2002 (200 wpc solid-state) and the one I own, the MC7200 (also 200 wpc). And as stated before, their multi-channel amps don't have them. Having owned many Mac amps... | |
| How do autotransformers affect sound? This is only my 2 cents worth, but in listening to many of the older Mac amps with autoformers, the bass sounded "flabby" to me. I use a MC7200 direct-coupled amp, and there is a big difference in the bass. I cannot speak to the new gear, as I can... | |
| Bi-amping ADS L-1590 or L-1290 ADS actually made an electronic crossover for the 1230/1530/2030, called the C2000 Biamp Control. As per an ADS bulletin, it can also be modified quite easily to work with the 1290/1590. I have owned several of them over the years, as I own a pair... | |
| Bulbs Vu Meters for Mc Intosh MC 300 Obviously, call McIntosh parts dept. and they will set you up. | |
| concrete slab vs/ wood floor - pros and cons Gs5556 has given you some good advice. I'd stay with the concrete floor; there are many products on the market for leveling your existing floor (Ardex feather-finish is one I've used alot, and is a great product). If you are'nt able to do this, th... | |
| How to fix a Yamaha DSP-A1 lighting problem ????? Hi A1audio,When you find out how to fix this, please e-mail me and let me know. I have 2 of these units (one gold/one black) and although I don't have your problem now, I may someday. You are right, this appears to be a common problem. Thanks much... | |
| Where are the female Audiophiles? Why hasn't "Elizabeth" weighed in on this one? She's usually got something to say. | |
| Where to find Taiyo Yuden discs My recorder is a Marantz CDR500, a Pro recorder. As per Marantz today, they advise me not to use anything higher than 32X speed, with recommended discs being TDK, Sony, Fuji, and Taiyo Yuden. My machine records at 2X in the fast speed, if you can ... | |
| Quality CD Recorder with Analog inputs,suggestion Why don't you go back to Marantz, the CDR-501, a pro model, which can do all you want and then some. I have the CDR-500, and love it to death! In fact, I'd buy another one when and if this one craps out! | |
| DVD recorders Why not simply get a dvd recorder with a hard drive, such as Sony's RDR-HX900. It has a 160GB hard drive, record what you want, delete what you want, and only record to disc the stuff you want. Great machines! | |
| Vintage vs. new McIntosh amps long Having owned the 2125, 2155,2205, 2255, 2002, and my all-time favorite-the MC7200, you will find a big difference between the model you tried and the 7200. Personally, I have never been enamored of Mac's amps with the autoformers, the bass soundin... | |
| Ques on Mcintosh and Power Meters Are you talking about bulbs, or are you talking about "power meters"?Yes, bulbs can be replaced yourself. Some are in sockets, some have to be soldered in (and removing the old ones by un-soldering). The biggest challenge is not to mess up the fac... | |
| Do you ...Center Channel? I have a dedicated sound/ht room, and I don't use a center channel speaker,instead using 4 channels + the LFE channel. I have no problem with doing that. In my upstairs family room, I've tried it both ways, and now do not use a center channel. I f... |