DC Offset Blocker/Killer - where to buy in the USA

@jay23

The improper grounding outlet has nothing to do with the Niagara, the Niagara was plugged in different outlets that have nothing to do with the outlet that was improperly added.

Guys I think it is pointless to argue any more on this matter, it is what it is, let’s just say I have bad electricity and as a consumer who paid top dollar to be in the wrong so let be it if that makes you happy, and McIntosh is the best audio company in the world.

All I can say to whoever reads this thread and thinks of investing in this brand or this model in particular just make an educated decision of what you want to do.

Too much disinformation is thrown on this thread that the more we argue the more inaccurate posts are being made which does not help anyone.

This is going to be my last post on this thread..Peace Out!!!

You spend many $$$$ on the equipment yet you cry about spending $ to send to a service center when you probably have a service center near you that you could deliver to.  I have many pieces of McIntosh equipment that have been fault-free for years. 

@ miner42,

Again!

jea482,928 posts
01-24-2019 11:50am

clearthink607 posts01-24-2019 10:50am

If the claim that the amplifier was defective was valid, authentic, and genuine then why wouldn’t this person who came hear only to complain return the unit to McIntosh for repair, adjustment, or replacement and why wouldn’t he name the dealer who sold him this defective, damaged, or inferior unit?

The unit IS NOT defective, When the OP took the amp to the dealer it was taken to the service department. There it was plugged in, turned on, and the torid transformer did not buzz/vibrate. The OP said the torid transformer was quiet. The OP was in the room during the test.
Again, the torid DID NOT buzz/vibrate. It was quiet.

So what good would it do to send the amp back to the factory? The amp is not defective. It works as it was built to function. If the consumer has DC offset on his AC mains the torid transformer will buzz/vibrate. The more DC on the mains the louder the buzz.

Should the manufacturer have incorporated a DC blocker on the line side of the torid transformer? Yes. But the manufacturer chose to save a few bucks. Ron, a McIntosh representative, said they get maybe 5 complaints a year about mechanically buzzing torids. His advice to fix the CUSTOMER’S PROBLEM is to buy a DC blocker.

Probably most manufactures that use fairly large torid transformers, in their equipment, install a DC blocker. McIntosh does not.

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When the OP took the amp to the dealer it was taken to the SERVICE DEPARTMENT. There it was plugged in, turned on, and the torid transformer did not buzz/vibrate. The OP said the torid transformer was quiet. The OP was in the room during the test.
Again, the torid DID NOT buzz/vibrate. It was quiet.

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Should the manufacturer have incorporated a DC blocker on the line side of the torid transformer? Yes. But the manufacturer chose to save a few bucks. Ron, a McIntosh representative, said they get maybe 5 complaints a year about mechanically buzzing torids. His advice to fix the CUSTOMER’S PROBLEM is to buy a DC blocker.

FROM THE BABES MOUTH.
Ron, a McIntosh representative, said they get maybe 5 complaints a year about mechanically buzzing torids. His advice to fix the CUSTOMER’S PROBLEM,  again, CUSTOMER’S PROBLEM, is to buy a DC blocker.



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"Why it so so hard for some people to understand?"

Poor reading skills, or just plain stupid.