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Seeking Honest Opinions: Your Experience with McIntosh Audio Gear
@uavnola  looks like a new autonomous vehicle BOT…  
Seeking Honest Opinions: Your Experience with McIntosh Audio Gear
Notice…the OP is MIA….. lame given the high quality / high efforts y’all put back to what looks like a click generating bot…. in a few words : warm, enveloping, reliable lacking the last nth in definition  
Crackle and hiss on some albums
Tanking a poorly designed phono preamp can contribute…. but inspection of supposedly clean LP under black light will reveal the sometimes UGLY truth….  
Looking for a McIntosh amp that gives a great example of the “McIntosh Sound”
For half the year I get by with a heavily modified 1961 M240… which i witnessed coming in the door circa 1965… In solid state, i like the MC202… won’t require back surgery or a boy Friday to move…. get the rice grain to led upgrade and as others ... 
Technics SL-1200GAE or VPI HW-40 or …?
Thanks Ralph…. I think to @pindac point, some do work…. and listening and experiment is how you reached your conclusions…..   
Technics SL-1200GAE or VPI HW-40 or …?
@atmasphere  Ralph - would you mind PM me the part # and adhesive type…. please and thank you !   Jim  
Technics SL-1200GAE or VPI HW-40 or …?
The Denon Split platter design @lewm refers to is very effective…. but i have a spare or two from Peter at and of PbN audio, so i may just glue that Oracle mat to it…. For those who might be interested, Lyra use 4 PbN highly modified Denon split ... 
OCD mickey website and negativity.
Even Manson….. had his followers…. I agree with @hilde45 concise assessment….. As an aside… there are a LOT of blowhard…. When read others input i look for ; ownership and how long or tempered by significant seat time in a known system room, and... 
Experience with adding super tweeter?
ALL the Vandy carbon fiber tweeters are pistonic out to 30 k… and correctly time aligned and in phase w the other drivers….. excellent systems engineering and sonics…    
Suggested Power Cable for Streamer
Certainly not…just ignored by many…but not all…..  For a source component, especially something with a processor chip in it..running at high frequencies, get the best shielding…. AQ or Shunyata… You should also try not running everything thru you... 
Credenza or media stand for hiding away equipment
You probably won’t like the price but i use a Stickley cabinet w back removed….  
Has anyone heard from bdp24 lately?
EJ ! Dude …… so good to hear from you - i will be up in Early Pac NW Spring to insist on helping you get the system UP n running and playing music. Obviously many have missed your posts….  Jim  
Raven Osprey 3.1 vs Leben cs600
Leben….. we had a blowhard here who fell in love and extolled tge virtues of the Raven before EVEN or EVER hearing it…..  MillerIdiot…. IF you do cave to gushing, keep the Leben….. Yes, of course….i’ve heard both….   
Damping Factor and Overall Negative Feedback.
built / build  
Damping Factor and Overall Negative Feedback.
Would have been great to have Roger, Charlie ( of Ayre no negative FB and other acclaim ) and Ralph on a panel. Frankly, while i haven’t heard Ralphs latest class D amps, all three built magical sounding gear.. Best to all