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My journey to search for standmount bookshelf speakers...
I may be late to the party here, but you should consider Wavetouch Audio's (Alex Yoon) Antero's. Not only gorgeous but a wonderful sound - they use the AMT (Air Motion Transformer) 2" tweeter .. .... three words come to mind: neutrality, transpara... 
Norah Jones
"Oh boy, now I'm in trouble !!! The Jones fans are going to be out for my blood !!!" Not at all. There is absolutely no arguement that the woman has a wonderful voice and a sultry quality, but let's face it ... you have to like the kind of songs s... 
Esoteric and Yaqin
Thank you. Then another quesiton, if I may. Let's say we have a tube CD player and a tube pre-amp or even tube amplifier, how do we know how much of the source tubes are influencing the final signal? Would not the pre or power amps masked the soun... 
MAC's MP100 Phono Pre-amp
Efficher .... thanks for the explanation .... I have no doubt that your C2300 was a great sounding pre, but I gotta pick a bone with you .... How is it even possible, that a 3 hour warm up will do anything at all to the sonic quality emminating fr... 
MAC's MP100 Phono Pre-amp
To answer your question effischer, I have a VPI Classic with thier JMW-10 tone arm holding a Charisma MC2 cartridge. So what were the drawbacks of the 2300 that made you switch to the C50? Curious. For the time being, I'll hold and keep the Allnic... 
MAC's MP100 Phono Pre-amp
Truer words never spoken. Thanks.  
MAC's MP100 Phono Pre-amp
Ok Greg (got all your sentances). Thank u and I would agree with you ref the phono. I was hesitent to begin with, thus my question, so we'll sit tight. In your earlier your message you seemed to imply that you were using the H-1201 with the C1100 ... 
MAC's MP100 Phono Pre-amp
Yo Greg (ok, the other greg). I have no particular/pressing reason to move the MAC, I just, at times, have this urge to try something different and have liked McIntosh in general for many years. Was also curious about it's first phono. Good sugges... 
MAC's MP100 Phono Pre-amp
Thanks, but wish I had the luxury of that option .... I must sell one to purchase the other .... thus my question. No decisions yet. Happy friday.