sr20022002
Responses from sr20022002
| Suggest an entry - midrange Preamp (tube as well as SS) for a McIntosh power amp update ...what are your thoughts between Parasound P6 and Rotel RC-1572?The P6 seems to have a lot of bass management and crossover control not sure if that’s good or would just add more coloration to the signal feeding into the MC152.Also what ca... | |
| Step me up from Paradigm Studio 20 v4 bookshelf, seriously. Man I almost thought it was my own post. I own the Paradigm Studio 20 v5s used to run them on my Rotel RA-12. Still love them, but now I have migrated to LS50s running on a Mac amp. I myself am in the same boat, of where to go from here, I can tel... | |
| Floor standing or Large bookshelf recommendations - 2.0 channel setup Oh and one more thing to add to this. I’ve always been curious how the Klipsch Heritage line compares? Like the Heresey or Forte III I’ve never seen them in flesh, non of the local dealers/bestbuy has them. Also the JBL L100, which I believe falls... | |
| Suggest an entry - midrange Preamp (tube as well as SS) for a McIntosh power amp @woodhart @jnorris2005 @allenf1963 Thanks for sharing your experience with the Schiitt gear. I’m super tempted give the price, just not sure if I should instead get a SS preamp first that has a Dac built in and then add Freya later for the tube so... | |
| Floor standing or Large bookshelf recommendations - 2.0 channel setup @davidvanderbilt I agree, the treble from the B&Ws is second to none from what I’ve heard so far. It’s just the price is holding me back a little and whether for the price of the 805 bookshelves I could get some floor standers from other brand... | |
| Subwoofer for large room I’m biased towards SVS, I own their SB2000 and PB4000. The PB is monstrous and has never disappointed me (wife hates it, as it rattled and broke stuff in the pantry). You can check out their 16 ultra subs. Most importantly, SVS gave me amazing aft... | |
| Floor standing or Large bookshelf recommendations - 2.0 channel setup @davidvanderbilt I have considered them, but since I already have LS50s I was trying to explore other options. I understand the sound will be different, but still not all that attracted to the R series.Now if you ask me I would get the Reference-1... | |
| Suggest an entry - midrange Preamp (tube as well as SS) for a McIntosh power amp @georgehifi I’m super tempted by the Freya, especially at the price point its at. That being said, what are the tube rolling options with that one? Are the stock tubes pretty good, or do I need to immediately spring for Tung-sol or RCA NOS tubes? ... | |
| Suggest an entry - midrange Preamp (tube as well as SS) for a McIntosh power amp Thanks for the suggestions! Any thoughts on Rogue RP-1 and Schiit Freya in comparison? Any good solid state options with a decent dac (ideally with USB ). | |
| Used McIntosh Amp or better new options out there? - Amplifier or Integrated @gdnrbob For some reason I’m unable to see messages from my profile. Not sure whats going on. But either I just posted an update above. I’m pretty excited for this first piece of serious gear I acquired :) ... thanks for all the help! | |
| Used McIntosh Amp or better new options out there? - Amplifier or Integrated So I wanted to update everyone that I ended up taking the plunge for the used MC152 from my local dealer. They told me that they did troubleshooting with the McIntosh service center and it was just a ribbon cable that was unseated which caused the... | |
| Used McIntosh Amp or better new options out there? - Amplifier or Integrated @gdnrbob I messaged you. Not sure if you saw | |
| Used McIntosh Amp or better new options out there? - Amplifier or Integrated @hilde45 The only issue with Crutchfield is that I’ll have to pay retail price. Whereas my local dealer can potentially give me a better price. Maybe I could just take the trial and then buy locally, but I don’t think its worth the hassle. | |
| Used McIntosh Amp or better new options out there? - Amplifier or Integrated @gdnrbob Good point. I am planing to prioritize speakers for sure. The issue I’m dealing with there is Dynaudio and Focal are no where to be found near me for auditioning and the dealer I’m dealing with is going to be a no-return type deals (since... | |
| Used McIntosh Amp or better new options out there? - Amplifier or Integrated Appreciate the helpful responses from everyone. @spatialking The dealer said they would get it fixed through a known Mac repair shop in the air (I looked them up and they seem legit, but are third party and not Mac authorized I believe). The only ... |