yakbob
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| McIntosh -- good for show, not for sound, says dealer @hilde45 , you accidentally linked to a video from OCD hi-fi guy. It should have come with the obligatory warning that you're about to have time sucked from your life without any meaningful benefit. | |
| Your single most significant purchase mistake? @stereo5 , it was a Clarion years unit (production run of 1992-1998). I'll admit that Mc has built some "duds" over the years in an attempt to chase trends, but feel they hit the mark more than they miss it. My C2300 is certainly a keeper. | |
| Your single most significant purchase mistake? I love McIntosh (despite all the hate they draw) and still own it, but the MC7106 I bought years ago could not leave my home fast enough. Granted, it was a 6 channel amp designed for HT, but could be bridged to the tune of 320 watts of bad sound f... | |
| Bob Carver Going Direct. I wonder if they had to given the drama surrounding the Crimson 275. The press release is strange in that it focuses on delays to customers (due to very probable supply chain issues). I didn't see many posting about long wait times as much as qua... | |
| Share albums where EVERY SINGLE song is good I love a good thread about perfect albums rather than the usual group beating off to Diana Krall. Some alt rock and soul additions: The Pixies - Doolittle Violent Femmes - self titled Jill Scott - Experience (live) Scapegoat Wax - Much Again... | |
| Spatial M3 Sapphire or Klipsch Forte 4 I owned the original Spatial M3 Turbo S. It represented a terrific value, and offered great sound for the money. However, they don't really do bass the way you're describing. In my open floor plan home I needed to employ (2) 15" subs and a sub EQ ... | |
| Modded Orchid MHDT vs. Holo Audio May DAC Thanks for the comparison/review. I usually find these type of comparisons from actual users (not reviewers) to be the most helpful when zeroing in on a short list for component selection. I took a chance on a L2 Holo May late last year and immed... | |
| Audio Research I/50 The i50 is a really nice looking unit, and it's nice to see AR release a product available to those with somewhat more modest means. It is a little strange that they release a product for what could be described as entry-level (per cost...not in t... | |
| China built tube amps Congratulations Falconquest! Let us know how it works out for you. | |
| China built tube amps Those weren't legitimate factory made Carver 275s and you know it! And I'll touch country of origin...made in the USA However... https://audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/carver-crimson-275-review-tube-amp.29971/ At least y... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier True Tomic, but any self respecting audiophile is apparently required to crap on McIntosh at any given opportunity. 😃 | |
| China built tube amps I'm not touching the country of origin discussion, but am surprised to see the Crimson 275 being recommended as late as 1/14 despite the recent test results and under the hood photos. Do we secretly hate the original poster? Falconcrest, do yours... | |
| Peeking inside a Carver Crimson 275 Tube Amplifier I had a crimson 275 in my system for about 2 weeks. To be fair, the unit appeared to offer more power and headroom than my lowest wattage amps on hand at the time (35 watt Latino ST-70 and Muzishare X7). The sound of the Crimson 275 was fine, not... | |
| Primaluna? The Opera Consonance Cyber100-20 running 4 KT-88s is a closer comparable to something like the Evo 200i. To be fair, it's about a grand less expensive not factoring in shipping ($200 on the low side-and $400 Covid rates). https://www.techradar.co... | |
| Primaluna? @brylandgoodman , I have the Primaluna Evo 300 power amplifier in my main system ( Tannoy Legacy Arden speakers and MC2300 pre amp). It seems every reviewer and most owners opt for the PL integrateds. Perhaps due to ease of review or system simpl... |