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| Why the facination with integrated amps? I had McIntosh amp and preamp in a large living room. I had excellent sound. We sold the house and the McIntosh gear. I now have a dedicated 18 x 12 music room. I purchased a Luxman integrated. I was prepared to have downgraded sound because I wen... | |
| Looking For Internet Radio Recommendations I just purchased the Sangean HDT-1 stereo tuner. It was ridiculously cheap on ebay. I hooked it up to my 75ohm Fanfare outdoor antennae. All I can say is "HOLY SMOKES"! The fm is phenomenal. It does not have the glitz and glamour of my McIntosh MR... | |
| Sony scd xa5400es or dvp ns9100es? I have both too. I have a large selection of SACD's so the XA5400ES gets a lot of use. For pure stereo listening like the 5400 better. In my system I get more detail. The 9100 sits in my theater room and is fed into my receiver's DAC. Excellent un... | |
| Best 5.1 McIntosh separates I can't recommend a home theater with tube amps. Tubes take time to come up to operating condition. A theater needs instant on. You don't want to miss your sound if you dash for a show. Also five (5) tube amps will get toasty in most rooms. If you... | |
| Mcintosh C 220 pre amp tube life.... I have owned the C220, C2200 and now the C2300. I have never needed to replace my 12AX7's. I use my preamp most of the day for my fm. I think the tube life also depends on how many on/off start up cycles they endure.Very satisfied with the tube li... | |
| When less is more...10 reasons to own Thorens I have a Shure M97Xe mounted. I have a new in the box Denon DL-103R that is not mounted yet. I always liked Denon pickups but I received guidance from Vinyl Nirvana that the Denon may not be a good choice on the TD-166MKII arm.I may need to figure... | |
| When less is more...10 reasons to own Thorens Bondmanp,I just returned to Thorens after a 20 year hiatus. What cartridges did you like in your TD-166mkII? I just purchased the same.I had a TD-160 in the 70's and loved it!There is something I can't describe with words that I love about those t... | |
| Plinius Int 9200 or McIntosh 6600 for Dynaudio C1 Ldworet,I have the C2300 and MC402. I owned the Dynaudio Special 25's, and had the C1's for audition. Excellent, excellent sound. I also use that amp & pre combo with merlin TSM's with wonderful results. | |
| Vintage Marantz 3300/3600 preamps I am quite familiar with both. I owned both and my father sold them in his stores in the early & mid 70's. For the time period they were nice units. However the sliders and the volume control would get very scratchy and noisey. If you buy one ... | |
| Cat-proofing your speakers... In ceiling or in wall speakers. Do you want great sound or the joy of cleaning the litter box? Got it yet? | |
| Is there a huge diff, between 2CE Sig II & 3A Sig? The 2CE signature is one of the best speakers when it comes to performance per dollar. It might get you around 80 to 85% of audio nirvana. The 3A sigs are superb but might get you an extra 5 to 10% of the elusive audio nirvana.If it worth the extr... | |
| ERA D-14 0r D-10 I have extensive experience with both. My preference is the D-10. I felt it threw a bigger image and disappeared better.The D-14 had a significant issue with the grill on. Somehow the design of the grill degrades the treble and collapses the image... | |
| Sony XA-5400es VS Oppo 83SE I had the Sony and Oppo side by side in my system. I have several CD's and SACD's where I have two copies. I put them in and sync'd the players and switched back and forth.NO QUESTION, the Sony sounded better in my system on both SACD and CD. The ... | |
| Is One Subwoofer Really Not Appropriate For 2-Chnl I too had this question and found the solution with 2 subs. I use Merlin TSM-mme speakers. The sound is amazing, but pipe organ pedal notes and very low bass were just not going to happen.I purchased one subwoofer and carefully dialed it in. The p... | |
| McIntosh Preamp Alberto, to answer your question, there are things I liked about the older system. But overall I like the C2300 & 402 combo the best. Lower noise, much better bass, convenience (amp tubes v. SS). When I think back on the C2200 & 275 combo ... |