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| Sub-$1000 preamp recommedations sought A McIntosh C712. I have had 6 preamps in my system and, for the money, the C712 is fantastic. Classe CP50 is even better for a little more money. I highly recommend these two models. Arthur | |
| Looking for quality CD changer The 555ES is less buggy than the 333ES althought now that my 333 has been repaired, it works great. I would look into the Rotel as well. The CAL changers are aging and prone to faliures with no support from the compnay so... Anthem also had a tube... | |
| conrad johnson vs Mac I owned the 7100 and have heard the 2250 but I didn't compare them directly. I thought the 7100 was very good but if you are into very detailed sound, you won't like it. For both of these, you have to be careful what speakers you pair with them - ... | |
| Economy amps from Channel, Nixon, etc? Cdc: Don't get me wrong - I think most Adcom amps are not very good, expecially the 555 mk2 which I thought was total crap. But, the 545mk2 for whatever reason, sounds excellent with very little grain. My McIntosh amp is better but the 545 was the... | |
| Do materials alter frequencies and speed? Gregm is right. Dynamics involves several things - not just dynamic range which is noise floor related. I was referring to slew rates but typically, cables have less impact on slew than p-n junctions and circuit bandwidth so the point is academic.... | |
| Distortion with Jolida JD100 Last night I decided to make another comparison test. I turned up the volume to where I averaged 100dB at the listening chair (which is as loud as I can stand it) and everything was crystal clear. I then put the same CDs into my Sony and there was... | |
| Do materials alter frequencies and speed? The "counter voltage" is actually a traveling wave and doesnt only go counter to the signal. When a signal passes through the cable, waves are induced by the electromagnetic image of the wire and are dependant on the reference ground - which is g... | |
| Do materials alter frequencies and speed? Wow...questions, questions ;)Ok, I will simplify things to keep it under control so bear in mind that it is more complex than I am making it sound.I am doing some work right now involving modeling of cables and their impact with various loads (mos... | |
| McIntosh ss preamp vs. ARC tube preamp In that case, get a Mc pre with a loudness control (knob or switch). Many of them have it and it will compensate for the Fletcher Munson curves at low volumes. I REALLY miss that feature on my current preamp. No preamp can adequately compensate wi... | |
| Distortion with Jolida JD100 I haven't had that problem with mine and I like to really crank the volume often (I have no neighbors in sight). I think you and Oddmorning are having overdrive problems as Distrotion suggested. Tube players output a lot voltage. I compared it to ... | |
| Give me a tube preamp that looks and sound great Hack: How do the 3i and 30 compare? Arthur | |
| Do materials alter frequencies and speed? Materials absolutely do alter frequencies and speed. It is a very complex process. I haven't heard of anyone using pure carbon though. Did you mean all 3 together? Copper and silver are used all the time. | |
| conrad johnson v. aragon amp Kniem: Your definition of "warm" is the same as mine. | |
| Which high-end receiver? Actually the McIntosh is only analog for 2-channel stereo. It has full decoding capability for multichannel, of course.Here is what their website says:This MHT200 is a complete DTS/Dolby Digital/Dolby ProLogic 2 A/V package. With eight, 140 Watt B... | |
| McIntosh MC402 Well, I meant in the future. They won't make the MA6900 forever and I bet they want to get optical lighting in all models eventually. |