mcgal
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| $10K-15K short list? I really liked pairing Acoustic Zen Crescendo speakers with my McIntosh gear. Listen to them if you get a chance. | |
| mcintosh home theater pre-amp tuners. Most of my audio equipment also came from Audio Classics, I am close enough to drive there as well as listen and pick up. Great bunch of guys there. | |
| mcintosh mc602 Whenever I have heard the MC602 I have been impressed with the power and sound but the amp is a beast in weight and size and I could see hurting myself trying to move it. I am able to move two MC601's individually. | |
| mc452 vs 601 vs. pair mc275 for classical music I had one MC352 then two MC352's, then switched to two MC601 monos which I preferred. I then tried one MC275 v6 and then added a second MC275 v6 run in mono to compare. I liked them all but with a direct comparison with a C2300 preamp my favorite ... | |
| mcintosh home theater pre-amp tuners. If you are using the MX132 only for 2 channel listening, I believe you will hear significant improvement in sound quality matching a dedicated McIntosh preamp with your MC602. I tried a MX136 against a C2300 and it wasn't even close for 2 channel. | |
| Audia Flight FL phono vs Avid Pulsare pani, I am not the best at describing in words what I hear. I just know what my preferences are. I didn't want to keep the Audia Flight. When I purchased the C1100 I thought I could free up space in my rack. This was not the case as the Audia Flig... | |
| Jazz LP Review: Lyn Stanley's The Moonlight Sessions Vol.1 I just received my copy last week, # 8 out of 2000 of the one step pressing. It sounds excellent and has a very quiet background. I am now waiting for the new direct to disc record from Anne Bisson to be released. | |
| Audia Flight FL phono vs Avid Pulsare I have not heard the Avid preamp so I can’t comment on it. I do have a McIntosh C1100 tube preamp and an Audia Flight phono preamp. My C1100 replaced my C2300 tube preamp. Before I purchased the C1100 I thought I would be able to replace the Audia... | |
| Mcintosh mx120 vs 121 I replaced my MX120 with a MX121. I didn't notice much of a sonic difference between the 2 units, but I do like that I can go HDMI from my cable box into the MX121. With the MX120 I went HDMI for the video connection direct into my TV monitor and ... | |
| Lifters ForGetting Cables Off The Floor, Worth It Or Snake Oil I have a dozen ceramic cable lifters in my system. I don't notice any musical difference using them or not but I do like the way they look holding up my 25' long interconnects from my preamp to my amps. I wasn't expecting to hear much improvement ... | |
| Isolation footers for amps I use Stillpoints with Symposium shelves under my amps. Unfortunately I need two sets of each since I am using mono's. Sounds very good but expensive. | |
| Surround Equipment; McIntosh MC 207 VS MC8207 or Other Option I am sure you will be pleased with the MC207 amp for you HT. That is a beast of an amp and looks striking with those 3 blue meters. | |
| Tube preamp with or without phono stage? I was very happy with my preamp phono stage until I tried a better dedicated one. Unfortunately the dedicated phono stage cost more than the preamp. I feel it all depends on how much you want to spend and how everything works together in your syst... | |
| Buying a power cord from France, import duty and taxes? I won't buy or sell anything outside of the USA. Too many problems can occur and shipping can be expensive, even with Canada. | |
| Surround Equipment; McIntosh MC 207 VS MC8207 or Other Option I have a 8207 in my HT system and it works great with my MX136 or MX121. I find that I have had to keep both pieces McIntosh for the triggers to work correctly. My 8207 replaced my new 205 which had a buzz coming out of the left rear. The 8207 is ... |