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| McCormack Advanced Rectifer Circuitry Hi Guys -As has been pointed-out by several posters, I am woefully behind in updating the information on my website. I do apologize for that, but will plead extenuating circumstances - I've got way too much work to do! Anyway, I promise I will try... | |
| Mccormack DNA125 or Belles 150A Hot Rod Hi Hoopster -You are correct that the Plitron toroid transformer is included as part of the Platinum upgrade, but the Plitron may also be added as an option to other upgrades. The cost has increased just recently, and is now $525 (as an added opti... | |
| Mccormack DNA125 or Belles 150A Hot Rod Well, I've said this before, and I don't mind saying it again... The use of toroid power transformers does not *guarantee* anything beyond a certain type of radiated field geometry and a relatively high price. Properly designed E-I core transforme... | |
| Mccormack DNA125 or Belles 150A Hot Rod Hi Phd -The phono card (new and improved, by the way) lists for $425, and should be available for order through any McCormack Audio dealer. Please contact McCormack Audio in Virginia if you need specific dealer information.McCormack Audio of Virgi... | |
| Mccormack DNA125 or Belles 150A Hot Rod The DNA-125 will drive most difficult, low-impedance speakers very well in normal-size rooms. A friend of mine uses the DNA-125 to drive his Apogee Stage speakers and it does a fine job. It will also do a good job of driving the Kappas, although i... | |
| Mccormack DNA125 or Belles 150A Hot Rod Ozzy62 -Yes, the stock DNA-2 comes with a very large Plitron toroid.Best regards,Steve McCormackwww.SMcAudio.com | |
| Mccormack DNA125 or Belles 150A Hot Rod Zaikesman, your review of the DNA-125 is spot-on. I (for one) wish that all reviews were this clear and to the point. The problem, of course, is that many readers do not share your experience with the DNA-500 or your tube monoblocks, and so have m... | |
| Preamp match for Mccormack DNA-125 Note to Rwwear: Thanks for your caution, but you are just a little off-base. Your comment refers to the original amps (DNA-0.5, -1, and -2), not the current DNA-125, 225, or 500. The original amps had protection circuitry that was intended to sens... | |
| Bridging a McCormack Micro Amp to Mono Hi Grettich -Glad to hear it worked well! Be sure your amps have plenty of ventilation, and have fun :-)Best regards,Steve McCormackwww.SMcAudio.com | |
| Bridging a McCormack Micro Amp to Mono Hi Guys -In fact monoblock operation is built-in to the Micro Power Amps. There are 4 internal jumpers labelled mono / stereo, and one of the RCA inputs is labelled for mono use. I have spoken with Grettich about this and have e-mailed him a .PDF ... | |
| McCormack rld vs Bel Canto sep 1 Hi James -The RLD-1 (stereo, with HT bypass) fits the description of what you are looking for. I want to point-out, though, that you may want to give consideration to multichannel preamps like my MAP-1. This type of preamp can form the heart of a ... | |
| McCormack rld vs Bel Canto sep 1 Just to clarify, are you looking for the RLD-1 (stereo with Home Theater bypass) or the MAP-1 multichannel preamplifier? Your mention of the Cary Cinema 5 amp makes me think you might be after a multichannel preamp for surround / home theater use.... | |
| Preamp impedance mismatch with McCormack DNA2 True enough, Art, but the RC networks result in bandwidth limitations I do not care for. I find I prefer the sonics with a 10K load and no RC termination.Steve M | |
| Preamp impedance mismatch with McCormack DNA2 Hello all -Please note Darrin's reference to the DNA-500. He is correct when he says that it has the same 10K input impedance as the DNA-2 *after* adding the Jensen input transformer. This is also the same input circuit used in any of my SMc Audio... | |
| MacCormack Upgrades from SMc Audio? Hi again, Mark -No problem with using the High-gain setting if you are not running into overload problems - go ahead and use the setting you like best. One thing you might try is loading your Glider with something below the standard 47KOhm input l... |