zd542
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| turn off... When you turn it off, it goes into standby mode. It won't be a cold start. | |
| Bad news for audiophiles? There's always the possibility that someone may like a more expensive component for reasons that are real, and not imagined. | |
| McIntosh MA5200 This is getting old." I believe there are others who think this way too. In others words, yours isn't the last word pal."You're right. Its not about me or you, its about the OP."What I can't figure out is why you are advocating this model if you d... | |
| McIntosh MA5200 Effischer,My last post was directed to Paraneer. I thought I addressed the comments to him. If I didn't, it was an error on my part. But looking at your other posts, I really didn't see the relevance in talking about the B&W's and ML's, when w... | |
| Planars/ Electrostats benefits over box speakers? "06-08-15: Bdp24Not with Vandersteens or the smaller Wilsons, in my experience. The big Wilsons are a different story, for those who can afford them. But for five or ten thousand, panels rule!"You're right in that I didn't use Wilson or Vanderstee... | |
| New SACD player-replacing current setup Fine isn't good enough. If you're going to spend the money, why not shoot for the best results possible, instead of just fine? | |
| New speaker technology vs. Old speaker tech??? He's on Facebook. I'd like to see someone top that. | |
| McIntosh MA5200 Jimmymac,I have to apologize. I got caught up in all of this bickering and didn't realize what was going on. Quite a few people on this web site don't like me. I tend to speak my mind, not trust reviews and use listening as my primary method for c... | |
| Less Loss & Shunyata power cords You really can't do it this way. Power product results vary way to much to be meaningful. I know Cable Company has Shunyata products to lend out. Using them would be your best bet. Also, don't worry about how much the cables cost. Its very common ... | |
| Toshiba XA-1 HD DVD player as CD transport I'd like to know which one sounds better, as well. Since you have both players, maybe you can compare them side by side and post your results. | |
| McIntosh MA5200 " I don't like do-overs. Go with something rated for the load."There's only 1 load here and it has nothing to do with the speakers or the amp."The reality is that the MA5200 is designed for an 8 ohm nominal load, not 4. Given how well make Mc is, ... | |
| New SACD player-replacing current setup You could upgrade your CD/SACD player to something that sounds better. Looking at the rest of your system, though, your 3k could be put to better use. As it stands, your strongest component is your Model 3's, and your weakest is your preamp. With ... | |
| McIntosh MA5200 After the above conversation, I decided to check out Dynaudio's web site to see what they currently offer. I did a search and happened to come across a Stereophile review of your speakers. Normally, I don't read reviews, but I just wanted to see w... | |
| Primaluna Prologue CD Player? Once you burn and finalize a cdr to be Redbook compliant, it doesn't matter if its a cdr. It should play in any Redbook player. If you want to put something like flac or mp-3 files on a cdr and play them directly, that's something else. You'll nee... | |
| Recommend Shielded Phono IC for WT Simplex Of all the cables I've used Audioquest has the best shielding. Find a good used pair of Jaguar or Columbia, and that's all you should need. Columbia replaced Jaguar so you can probably get a better deal on the older cable. There's very little diff... |