stereo5
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| McIntosh C2300 noise @scorpio1951...………………………I have the C2500 preamp with the stock tubes. A lot of the Mac guys are telling me the Gold Lion tubes are the best for the preamp. You seem to really like the Telefunkens though. Are they that good? I had bought a pai... | |
| Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat @grannyring...…………………………….I would never in my life pay 600.00 for a mat to put under a piece of gear. I wouldn’t even consider it. What I stated is my opinion which is just as good as yours. I haven’t heard or seen the mat and never will but that’... | |
| Amplification for Magico S1 (mk i) I owned 2 rogue components, a RP-5 preamp and a Cronus Magnum with KT120 tubes.. I always felt the Cronus Magnum amp with 4 KT120 tubes sounded a little bit grainy. I did a lot of tube rolling and nothing could get rid of that. So I wonder if ... | |
| Matching Speakers to amp .@johnkent3...…………………………………….As George said, they will NOT do 2 ohms, 4 ohms is a different matter entirely | |
| Amplification for Magico S1 (mk i) I would buy the Prima Luna HP Monoblocks with the KT150 tubes.. An audio buddy of mine uses those amps with the top of the line Prima Luna preamp driving his Magico S3 speakers. Best sound I have ever heard from a Magico. His room is 18 by 24 a... | |
| What CD Player to replace McIntosh MCD550? I own both a McIntosh MCD301 SACD player and an Esoteric SACD player. The McIntosh is ok, the Esoteric is well worth the money in both build quality and sound quality. Esoteric make their own transports, McIntosh does not. | |
| Perfect Path Technologies: Omega E mat "Waiting for the mats to break in", laughable at best. $600.00 per mat. If you guys have money to throw away, please send it to me. | |
| Best audio companies and dealers For best dealers:Audio Classics, Vestal NYAudio Connections, Verona NJPlease add to this list. | |
| mcintosh speakers Actually, their speakers have been very successful. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Very disappointed with the new Shinedown. One of the worst recordings in years. It's so bad it sounds like very early digital. | |
| KEF Reference 5-Isoacoustics GAIA? If I could afford them, I would have them under my GE Triton References. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? John Coltrane, "Both Directions At Once: New John Coltrane Deluxe 2CD"The Who, "Live At Fillmore East 1968 (brand new release)" | |
| Recommended phono stage to go with McIntosh You could check with Audio Classics to see what they have in McIntosh phono stages. Synergy is everything. | |
| Advice on the best DAC to match with an Aurender N100 I had an Aurender N100H and was using it with a Wyred4Sound DAC2 DSD SE dac. It was a $2700 dac and the main reason I sold both pieces was because of the graininess. My Sony HAPZ1ES at 2K totally out performed the above combination with no grit ... | |
| price of Oppo players threw the roof It breaks my heart to read about people who bought a uber expensive amp or something from a 1 man operation, only to have the person die or go out of business and leave the hobbyist with a very expensive piece of junk.I had 3 different Audible Il... |