stereo5
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| Integrateds: Why do they all SUCK? "Almost nobody seems to make integrateds with all the modern stuff like digital inputs, and a power output of 200 watts or more."My McIntosh MA6600 integrated outputs 200wpc. | |
| VAC Phi 300.1a Single Channel Ground Loop Hum "My son will be thrilled (lol) to have to move that beast from the rack."That is what our kids are for. | |
| peachtree amp vs. traditional amp The Peachtree is a Class D amp which requires a digital power supply. They do not generate much heat and do not have many parts so the boxes are quite small. Most of the other amps are Class AB which means more parts and heat. Personally, I do ... | |
| Esoteric N-05 Network player vs Bricasti M1SE with network card @essrand Did you not see the OP specifically said that he is ONLY interested in the two DAC's he mentioned, no others? It seems to me he has narrowed it down to those 2 specific units. | |
| Integrateds: Why do they all SUCK? I went from a Audible Illusions Modulus 3B pre and Odyssey Stratos Extreme stereo amp to a McIntosh MA6600 integrated amp and have never been happier. | |
| Are the Mods handling these forums as well as they could be? How can we help them? If I wanted censorship, I would go live in Russia, China, N. Korea, etc. There is absolutely no need for that here. I think some of us have way too much time on their hand. I just skip over the derogatory posts. | |
| Are the Mods handling these forums as well as they could be? How can we help them? This is a a meaningless thread, moderator please close it. What are we supposed to do, tattle on one another? | |
| Shunyata Research Shorter Power Cables Perhaps to keep the price competitive? | |
| Best - Must Have IEMs - Chinese Origin What is an IEM?? | |
| Replacing my Sonic Frontier Power 3's I would go with a Conrad Johnson tube amp as the synergy between them and your CJ preamp would be wonderful. | |
| looking for flat speaker cable to go under carpet I drove an amp into oscillation because I didn't know about the zobel network when I tried the Goertz. | |
| Please , Thank you.Help in choosing a CD or a CD/Universal player I find the Oppo players too bright for my taste. They sound great at first listen but after a while, the brightness gets to me. There are much better sounding players out there, think second hand. | |
| calling all Guru;s, Ideas on audiophyle high effeiciency speakers solicited I had a Cronus Magnum II with the KT120 tubes. I changed out the 5 signal tubes but never got it to sound that great. At 2500, it is a lot power for the money but there was a certain grainey sound I could never warm up to. I sold it pretty qui... | |
| Can anyone recommend a great tube preamp that also has a headphone out? Rogue RP-5, $3500.00. Can probably get a 10% discount if persistent. | |
| Pass Labs “House Sound” vs. McIntosh “House Sound” I myself have the C2500 preamp and after having 4 other tubed preamps, this one is definitely the keeper. I have never heard a solid state preamp that I could live with for a long period of time. Are you willing to give up the tone controls and ... |