wrm57
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| Newfound respect for McIntosh On the other hand, I now own Sacman's 501s and they sound anything but bass-shy with my Montana EPS2 speakers and Mac C2300 pre-amp. In fact, the bass is one of the things I like most about them, that and the natural midrange. So it's all a matter... | |
| Newbie Lenco question You'll probably get more feedback over at Lenco Heaven. Lot's of nice folks and DIY-ers over there. | |
| K & K phono pre compasison Hi,I adjusted the dip switches. Yes, I believe the hum was system-dependent and know it was mysterious. But it was unique to this component of all components I've ever had in my system, so what am I supposed to think? I went out of my way above to... | |
| K & K phono pre compasison I'm excited! Now if that danged turntable would just arrive...:) | |
| K & K phono pre compasison Oh yeah, I also auditioned the single-ended Einstein phono stage, which is supposed to be not quite up to the balanced version. In my system, it was so aggressive that it gave me a headache. Other people just love it, and I really wanted to love i... | |
| K & K phono pre compasison A year ago, I auditioned the Allnic 3000, ASR Basis Exclusive 2008, and Wavestream Kinetics in my system. The Allnic was very liquid and palpable, but ultimately not realistic in the attack and transcients to my ears. Plus, it hummed slightly, whi... | |
| McIntosh Tube or Solid State - what way to go? I've only had them for a few weeks and bought them used so they were well broken in. As a preamp I've been using a Bent TAP-X passive with Slagle autoformers, which is a terrific unit though not ideal for the MC501. A brand new C2300 arrives this ... | |
| McIntosh Tube or Solid State - what way to go? The cliche is that Mac tubes sound SS and vice versa, though I'm not sure how true that is: I have no experience with Mac tube amps. I do have SS MC501 monos and I really like them--they remind me in some ways of my 2A3 tube system in midrange blo... | |
| Class A watts vs Class A/B watts I have a fully dual mono, pure class A SS boutique amp that puts 200 watts per channel into 4 ohms. By design, it gets so hot you can't leave your hand on it for 5 seconds--on idle! I also have Mac MC501 monoblocks that put 500 watts into 4 ohms. ... | |
| Anyone using McIntosh with Vandersteen Quatros Although I've owned both brands I can't comment on this combo. But if you're looking for bass traps, FWIW, I've had good luck with these:GIK Tri-traps They're effective, relatively cheap, and don't look awful. | |
| Suggest upgrade from c2300 phono stage Hi Bob,Your third post above slipped in ahead of me. You're right, the phono stages of the C2300 and C500/1000 look very different. Post #19 in this link provides the irrefutable ocular proof: Phono section on the C500 vs...Bill | |
| Suggest upgrade from c2300 phono stage I stand corrected, then: I guess the phono stages are different in the Big Macs.Bill | |
| Suggest upgrade from c2300 phono stage Pepe,I have a friend with your amp and preamp and he can't say enough good things about the Aesthetic Rhea Signature in combination with them. He won't even use the C2300 phono stage, and didn't when he had an Art Audio Vinyl One, either. The Rhea... | |
| Vinyl pops and clicks: Can they be eliminated?? Well, you can disown the bristling tone of your posts in this thread if you wish but the poster felt unnecessarily chastised and at least two readers thought it was out of line. You're a knowledgeable guy and contribute a lot to this forum. Thank ... | |
| Vinyl pops and clicks: Can they be eliminated?? Come on, Dougdeacon, the guy asks for advice and you dig up a a two year old post, throw it in his face, and slap his hand with a ruler for imagined impoliteness and inadequate record care. Is that really helping anyone? |