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brettmcee

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One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....
...not trying to frustrate anyone. I am very thankful for this community for all its hues and shades and even its dark corners. I love it even more for the brilliant, colorful characters you run into along the way. Home reproduction of audio is un... 
One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....
@noble100 Tim,I am in amplifier heaven!!! Here is the list of amplifiers I have at home right now:Spectron Musician III mk2 (calls D designed by John Ulrich the same guy who designed my Kappas)David Berning zh270Balanced Audio Technology Vk-200 an... 
A DAC that can make digital sound analog?
@maplegrovemusic i now have reel to reel tape in my system. With this extra point of reference, now having heard vinyl, tape and digital, I can really hear ‘digital’ when I listen to it.depth of soundstage is compressed, the glass between me and ‘... 
How important is it for you to attain a holographic image?
@pwhinson I don’t doubt your friends JBL m2 setup sounds amazing....many people on this site would regard that system as ‘substandard’ or ‘not worthy’ of comment, but I have a feeling it works great.i have been playing with Crown XLS 1500 and 1502... 
One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....
@efort thanks so much for your input. I would think a lot of 60’s and 70’s production used McIntosh...moving towards Yamaha in the 1980’s.I think we need to consider amplifiers that were used in producing much of the music we like, and speakers. I... 
Spectron Audio Out Of Business?
@celander please suggestion another shop. I already tried Brooks Berdan.thanks. 
One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....
@noble100 My primary goal for beginning this post was: I wish to define for the whole audio community one or more common, competant, reliable, well executed, sonically comprehensive, reasonably affordable amplifiers that we can begin to use as ‘re... 
Spectron Audio Out Of Business?
My Spectron has been at George Meyer AV for well over a month....still no estimate for them on repair costs. Yes if someone knows Mr. Manh it would be really nice if they could ask him to help us.  
One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....
Gentlemen, I am well aware of ‘the dance’ that is assembling audio reproduction gear. But we need to start somewhere and so far in my experience amplifiers are the heart and soul of any system. Speakers are a close second. Power quality is third.A... 
One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....
Tim I am not beating around any bush.  I’d love to hear some McIntosh gear. It’d be helpful to hear a McIntosh amp that can handle my current speakers. This is a pleasant aside to my primary goal. My primary goal for beginning this post was: I wis... 
A DAC that can make digital sound analog?
@audiobunker thanks for your thoughts and opinions!!!Any thoughts on a SONY NS9100ES CD SACD Player as transport, as a player? 
One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....
I haven’t listened to a McIntosh yet in my setup. I have been very curious to hear what so many rave about.What is a good place to start with McIntosh amps, something that can handle 1ohm loads. Right now I have Kappa 7 and 8’s and Yamaha NS-10’s ... 
One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....
It just seems like people really don’t care about taking care of each other anymore...  Much easier to mock and dismiss. Fend for yourself, good luck, audition, try, buy, buy buy.... Very very comfortable spending money for the next best thing. So... 
One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....
@mirolab and @mikesfinest  Thanks guys! 
One Amp To ‘Rule’ Them All....
@noble100 nope I’m not looking to buy an amp. I am looking for Audiogon users, audio pros and audio consumers, to come together and define an amp by which all others can be measured. That amp does not need to be perfect, but it needs to be compete...