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| Seeking Honest Opinions: Your Experience with McIntosh Audio Gear If McIntosh were a car company they would be Porsche, but made in America. Sure there are Ferrari’s and sexier components out there to rival. There are also the Lexus equivalents that come close and punch above their weight. In the end it’s a q... | |
| The best speaker cables you’ve had Back when my ears were "young". The best I heard was a generic "Orange" TrueValue Hardware 12g extension cord with the ends lopped off and terminated into spade connectors with McIntosh tube amps and/or Technics SA-1000 into Inifinty RS-IIs. Gran... | |
| Loudness - Why has the industry stopped producing amplifiers with this feature any longer? Regarding Switch/Knob issues. Yes, dusty, worn POTS and oxidized contacts on switches can be a problem. But that is why we have DeOxit ;-) | |
| Loudness - Why has the industry stopped producing amplifiers with this feature any longer? I have always been a huge fan of the Loudness Switch for the reason the OP describes. I find a way to incorporate or replicate in all my systems. Below are my solutions to add "Loudness" capability to my multiple systems:System 1: 70’s Vintage Tec... | |
| "You cannot handle the truth" I would NOT be weary. I once bought Klipsch Forte III's and immediately hated the horns (no break-in would have changed my mind) and they would never work in the room they were in. Flipped them immediately. I probably could have worked with the ... | |
| The Music Room I have had multiple, excellent experiences with TMR. I sold/traded some big speakers toward some other speakers they had. I also bought McIntosh from them. I technically took a hit on the speakers-- but they made my life easy and that is worth ... | |
| The Science of Cables Ok, let me flip this around. As a Pro-Audio guy, cables do/can sound "different". Any audio engineer can tell you the difference a Mogami or Canare cable vs. some low end 100' generic cable. It is a matter of, method of "TONE CONTROL". Easily ... |