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| mcintosh mc601 vs plinius reference vs pass xa100.8 Upgrade? More like different, at this point your talking about differences in the way they sound, and only YOU can decide whats best for your ears. I do know that McIntosh + Dynaudio is a very good match. So you really have to audition these amps ... | |
| Digital Neophyte - Need advice on streaming Spotify (please read!) You could look at a quality component from Aurender. This company makes music server/dac/players that will sound awesome, and you can control everything with your i pad or i phone ( they have award winning app). One way to save $$ is to buy a nice... | |
| Upgrading receiver: Got a pair of Dynaudio Sapphires+NAD C740 missioncoonery, you are spot on! And I will add, it dose not matter, Contour series or Confidence you cant drive these speakers with tube amplification (or I would be). My contours are rated at 200w and to hear them really open up and swing demand... | |
| The one piece of gear you will never sell One should never get hung up on any one piece of gear, IMO. Having said that I could never sell my amplifier, no wait my turntable, stop! Its my speakers, or my phono stage...aaahhhh. Terrible question!Matt M | |
| World of Mcintosh Lifestyle space Fine Sounds Group now owns... McIntosh, Audio Research and Sonus Faber. These company's are Hallmarks in the audio world and will continue too endure the test of time. A lot of companies are merging, take a look around.Matt M | |
| Upgrading receiver: Got a pair of Dynaudio Sapphires+NAD C740 OK let me get this straight. You bought a pair of Dynaudio Sapphires and you only want to spend $1500 on a amp to drive them? GOOD LUCK my friend. The Dynaudios need major power to open up and NOT tube power either, these babies require Solid Stat... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in audio racks these days? I put a granite slab on top of my $250 Salamander rack and it works very well isolating my 50 lb Pro-Ject turntable. You can see pics of this setup in my system. Matt M | |
| Amps which are Great, but either Unknown or Underpriced The McIntosh MC352 (listed here on this site for $3,300) is a phenomenal deal in audio right now. This amp was designed by Charlie Randall and is one of the best sounding solid state amps they ever made, all these new MAC quad balanced amps are it... | |
| Does it ever bother you I was a music lover 1st and foremost, then the high end audio fan 2nd. I agree with you taters :-). It never ceases to amaze me at how eclectic some peoples musical tastes are, more so than the systems they play there odd selections on. I think th... | |
| Cartridge Advice Stick with the CA Ebony, because it will partner way better with your Krell electronics. IMO. The Clear Audio will sound very musical and not edgy or bright in anyway, while still sounding airy and open. Matt M P.S. Awesome t... | |
| Blown speaker, stupid move? Tweeters don't usually blow, they can handle very high power. Its the voice coil, that is most affected by clipped signals. Play something with some upper range piano music and if its distorted at med to high volume then you've blown them. If it s... | |
| What's the greatest bargain in audio racks these days? "Salamander Designs Archetype 5.0 is priced @, $499 " This $499 price is for the CHERRY WOOD FINISH. You can buy the Salamander Archetype 5.0 for $250!!!! in the Black finish. This IMO is the best deal in audio racks today.Matt M | |
| ADCOM 555 II and DQ 10's "Yamaha preamp may have played a part" Thats exactly why when you turned it up it sounded harsh and tough to listen to! The ADCOM GFA 555 or 555 II is one of the smoothest sounding amps for the money. If you partner it with a good sounding pream... | |
| Adcom GFA 5500 vs. Parasound A21 I really think your moving sideways. Treat yourself to something special when you want to really pull the trigger. Find out what people are using to drive the same speakers you have. Amps are very critical to speaker matching. Its really tough to ... | |
| New TT -- $1k - $1500 If you take the leap to a REGA RP6 or even a RP3 with upgrades, you will find that the technics sounded THIN compared to the huge soudstage and fleshy images you will get with a REGA table and a EXACT/ Dynavector 10x5 cartridge. Any other table is... |