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| Matching solid state amps with tube based pre amps I have had solid state amps with tubed preamps for 35+ years. IMHO, it’s the only way to fly. | |
| Whats playing on your system today? Flim and the BB’s, “Tricycle”Flim And The BB’s, “Tunnel”Nick Mason, “Live At The Roundhouse” | |
| MC 240 ReTube or Replace That McIntosh amp is a classic. If it were mine, I wouldn’t sell it. They go for big bucks at AC. | |
| Online Audio Magazine (You Enjoy)? Tone AudioDagogo | |
| Mcintosh 462 stereo amp, good choice for b&w? Others @roxy54 Why does it matter if he is considering McIntosh even though many do not like it? He is buying for himself, not for you or any others. What is so hard to understand? I have Mac and care less what others think about it. | |
| "Power Cords-More Recent" Just because Jason Bourne doesn’t agree with the majority here, it doesn’t make his opinion any less invaluable. | |
| Need help with MM cartridge choice You might try one of the cheaper Grado cartridges. Lots of bang for the buck. I had a Gold Note Vasari Gold MM cartridge that I liked very much. New, it was under $300.00. Really made my older Rock records sing. | |
| "Power Cords-More Recent" Power cords do not get old. Don’t waste your money on newer ones. There are better ways to spend your hard earned $$$ | |
| Then there were 2 Go with the ARC, better sounding, higher resale value, etc. The Rogue is for value consumers, the ARC is for music lovers. | |
| McIntosh Amp mix with off brand pre Yes they do. The MC452 is an excellent sounding amp and will work quite well with the Parasound preamp. Later on, you could get a Mac preamp, either SS or Tubes. | |
| You can go home again Not for me. In the 70’s, I had the JBL L100A speakers. Good but overbearing bass and the highs were way too bright. Also, it was too much in your face. I had to back way off on the treble. I bought the new L100 Classics last December. Although the... | |
| Need a high-WAF stand solution I owned Synergy 40 rack for many years. It is very well built, the aluminum channeling makes it extremely rigid. I had the perforated metal sides on mine but no door. I liked it because there is an infinite number of positions for the shelves an... | |
| Music Direct and my recent exoeriences I think their latest catalog is long gone. You will automatically get one when the new ones come out in November/December. | |
| Mcintosh 462 stereo amp, good choice for b&w? Others To all the McIntosh haters, the factory has broken ground on a huge expansion at their Binghampton factory. From what I hear, their business has more than doubled in the past year. Their 462 is their newest amp in that series. It's the last am... | |
| Four MC Phono Cartridges @islandmandan Its not the 103R, it’s the 103. Andy at Needle Clinic retipped in 2019, at most I played 150 records since then. @tomic601 The preamp in the phono stage has Gold Lion 12ax7 tubes. I tried quite a few different ones including nos Mul... |