mattmiller

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2 Channel Subwoofer connection
Subs that use 4 (2 neg and 2 pos) wires from the amp to receive the signal is an old outdated way of running a sub, how can you say the active sub dosent see the 2 additional wires connected to it..it does, and it has to deal with it. I call this ... 
Cable thoughts
Buy Morrow Audio Cables, Pay for the burn in, live with them and pull your hair out, grind your teeth for another 200- 300 hours. And then one day turn your system on and be floored! These cables will change your life!www.morrowaudio.comAnd you do... 
Mcitosh balance canle
McIntosh does not make cables...  
DAC with multiple selective digital inputs
Why not upgrade to a OPPO 105D, this kills all birds. You get a New Blue RAY/universal player with all the video bells and whistles, all the digital ins and outs you could ever use, and its a Stereophile rated A device because of its Dual Saber DA... 
power
There are a lot of speakers that work very well with low watts, I would  say..5w to 25w. But in the real world most speakers need Power to open up and sound great or to bring out the speakers full potential. Matt M 
power for mc452 and c2600
How about NONE...Ive owned a MC352 for 10 years and its always been plugged right into the wall socket directly with never a problem (and I move a lot), the problems start when I’ve used cheap devices in the past (they color the sound badly and ro... 
2 Channel Subwoofer connection
Hooking up any sub using the amps taps to run a second set of wires to the sub using a HIGH level input is connecting the sub in the least favorable way for sound and integration.  
What does a bad tweeter sound like?
OMG that was fun huh? Problems with are systems really tests ones abilities. A good learning experience :-)  
Opinions on Amp/Preamp 300+ W for Infinity Crescendo 3009s?
Yeah it looks to me like these speakers will suc up the power! (there 90db rating is misleading at best) SO, I would try and find the cleanest/warmest sounding power amp and pre amp combo (a 200w Mac will be way more enjoyable then a 300w Emotiva ... 
Music Serviers: Wyred 4 Sound MS-2 or Aurender N100H
Without a doubt the Aurender is the best, if not totally because of the conductor app interface. And it sounds awesome! Matt M 
McIntosh MS 750 CD
Ok ill go first , who listens to CD's anymore? Get a great music player, for the price of that McIntosh you could buy an Aurender music player and also have MQA (players have Dac's so they are decoding MQA. Servers need a outboard DAC to function)... 
Sound via laptop vs phone vs tablet
 So just to be clear...If your using a laptop or smartphone/tablet you cant really take advantage of a high end service like Tidal for streaming? Because those devices are chopping up the data stream or unable to handle anything beyond MP3 quality... 
2 Channel Subwoofer connection
This is why Im recommending the REL it has ONE cable with a spkon connection for the SUB side and three bannana plugs for the amp side( 2 positive 1 negative). You leave the speaker wires in place as you have them already, no need to change that. ... 
Sound via laptop vs phone vs tablet
Its all MP3 sound , dosen't matter....If you really want to hear a difference, Get a Audio Quest Dragonfly (red) DAC and plug it in USB and now you will have great sound! Matt M 
2 Channel Subwoofer connection
Joseph, To add proper bass to your system you need a REL subwoofer, This sub will connect right off the main amps output taps (just like your main spkrs) You dont need a Sub out! You just need the proper subwoofer. The REL uses a special cable cal...