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| mcintosh 452 amp The MC452 is a very good amp, but its input impedence is 22K Ohms, and it does not mate well with ever tube pre. Our CJ Act 2.2 (output impedence 500 Ohms) sounded flat and lacked bass with the 452. We fixed it by inserting a with Pass XVR-1 exter... | |
| Pass Labs XVR-1 crossover We have had the XVR-1 in the system for a year and are very pleased with it. It is capable of literally thousands of different cross-over configuarations at different slope adjustments. Importantly, however, you should be aware that this XO requir... | |
| Anyone audition the new mcintosh 452 amplifier? Dethklok: What prompted you to switch from the XA 30.5 to MC452? We have had the MC452 for a year and like it a lot, with no complaints. That said, I am wondering about switching from the MC42 to Pass X250.5, mostly to take advantage of the 15 ini... | |
| Which to Switch: the Mac or the Act? Zd542: the Pass XVR-1 takes care of two birds with one stone: (1) the Linn Akurate 212 is a monitor, and the XO splits the signal (I have it set at 78 Hz, 18 db slope) to relieve the monitors of bass duty, and the JL F112 handles all the low stuff... | |
| preamp for MC452 Mcintosh amp When we brought the MC452 into our system with the existing CJ Act 2 Series 2, there was a serious impedence mismatch. Because the MC452's input impedence is 22K Ohms, you should consider possible impedence issues with any tube preamp. We then int... | |
| Macintosh MC452 or Mark Levinson 532H "The new MC452 has been slammed by the followers . . . " Really? Who/Where? | |
| Monitor speakers that disappear:best image/staging Seond vote here for Linn. We have the Akurate 212 (with JL Audio F112 sub) and they do a great job of imaging and projecting a large soundstage into our flowing living room/open kitchen area. When auditioning monitors, a big criteria for us was ex... | |
| Interested in a pair of original Polk SDA's? There is an dedicated and avid vintage SDA fan club over at Polkaudio.com, and there is a classified section (but I think its restricted to users with a minimum number of posts). E-Bay is the usual market place for these (and most other vintage). ... | |
| Interested in a pair of original Polk SDA's? There is an avid vintage SDA fan club over at Polaudio.com, and they have a classified marketplace, but I think its restricted to users with a minimum number of posts. E-Bay is the usual market place for these (and most other vintage). Shakeydeal ... | |
| Is McIntosh really Hi-Fi, finally MC452 We have had the MC452 for six months and enjoy it tremendously. It is neutral, very clean, detailed, and overall plays back exactly what it is fed, and does it effortlessly. I would say not warm and not "romantic," but oh so musical. Not dry, not ... | |
| best vintage stereo receiver Pioneer SX1980. True, it is not moderate size, its a beast, but a beautiful one; and many of the receivers mentioned by others are not much smaller. And yes, prices for this unit in good condition are a bit crazy. But its great fun. I have one in ... | |
| Jerry Garcia, A Legacy? "Nothing left to do but smile smile smile....He lives on in my heart, and always will...." Beautifully said, Shakedown. | |
| Pass amp vs McCormack with Silver/Gold upgrades... River251: There is a DNA 0.5 here on A'Gon right now with upgrades by Steve McCormack, asking $649, which looks like a whole lot of amp value for the $. Jmcrogan2 is indeed correct that the 10:1 impedance "rule of thumb" should be taken with a lar... | |
| Review: Boulder 1060 Amplifier Rhyno:Boulder has confirmed that the 1060 Data Sheet on the website was inadvertent error that they will correct. The correct input impedances for the 1060 are 100K balanced and 50K unbalanced, as shown on the Owner's Manual. So, my concern about ... | |
| Review: Boulder 1060 Amplifier Melbguy and others: I am considering a 1060, but want to be sure it will mate well (at least on paper, the ears are the real test) with my tube preamp, CJ Act 2 Series 2 (SE, unbalanced only). The 1060 Owner's Manual shows its unbalanced output im... |