w123ale

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Cables to settle brightness
PowerPlant is new—about a week—and probably has only 30 hrs on it so far actively playing. I’ll try plugging the amps into the wall.  
Cables to Add Brightness
Ryder—I love that our posts are opposite! Perhaps I should send you my cables and you send me yours. Solve both our needs.  
Cables to settle brightness
Interesting idea about the DAC. I’m currently using a Mc DA1 module in a MCD85. Perhaps as I’m improving my power/amps/pre I’m revealing a deficiency in my DAC. I’m also getting sibilance now with female vocals.  
Cables to settle brightness
Mc system: 601s and a c2300 and SF Olympica. My speakers cable is Wireworld equinox. So not an overly bright system by any means. I should note that vinyl doesn’t have this issue, just digital sources, so cables to the digital source might be the... 
PS PowerPlant power cables
Great input, thanks! I got the PowerPlant 12–pretty amazing but I don’t love the fans. PS just suggested to me that AC cord to PP was most important, so that follows many of your input.    I just swapped a Sunyata Venom cord from my pre to the A... 
PS PowerPlant power cables
Thanks! The PowerPlant certainly made a huge improvement—I might try some different PC on a 30 day trial.   
Speaker hiss from sub
Solved for $2.89! On a suggestion from Music Direct I got two “cheater plugs” from the hardware store—hiss gone!  
Speaker hiss from sub
I haven’t, I’ve only run the Neutrik cables that came with the sub—I don’t have RCAs that will go far enough. I have wonder if running RCA from the pre would help but part of the advantage, theoretically, is to run directly from the amps. I have ... 
Speaker hiss from sub
Okay, thanks. I reach out to REL.  
Speaker hiss from sub
From the main speakers   
Speaker hiss from sub
Hiss goes away when I unplug the power for the subs but have them connected to the amps. It also goes away if the subs are powered but they are unplugged from the amp.  
7.1 surround test, MX121
Okay—think I understand now. Essentially there is little 7.1 actually available, so I tried Dolby EX tonight with a 5.1 blu ray and the rear speakers fired up. thanks for the help  
7.1 surround test, MX121
Thanks! I’ll give it a go again tonight.  
7.1 surround test, MX121
I movie trailer suggestion would be good too!  
McIntosh MX model list
Here’s the answer to my question    http://www.mcintoshcompendium.com/mp-hometheatercontrollers.htm