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| Moscode 402au vs Butler TDB2250 vs McIntosh MC275 Blindjim, I appreciate your insights and recommendations. I have read great things about the Butler TDB2250 and you are the second person who has said they prefer it to the MC275. That said, these impressions were at dealerships with stock tubes i... | |
| Has anyone tried Clear Day Cables? I have tried a number of brands of speaker cable in my system, all of which were substantially more expensive than the Clear Day Double Shotgun speaker cables. I decided to demo them after reading comments by Audigon member "Tvad" in another threa... | |
| Review: Odyssey Audio Stratos Plus upgraded Amplifier Thanks for your reply Blindjim. The Butler TDB2250 is also an interesting amp to me. Not too many people have posted recent comments on that amp, but it seems appealing given that it's a powerful hybrid at a fairly reasonable price. The Moscode is... | |
| Review: Odyssey Audio Stratos Plus upgraded Amplifier have you stuck with the Odyssey Stratos as your primary amp, or have you moved on to something else? If so, what do you use now as your primary "reference" amp? Thanks. | |
| Moscode 402au vs Butler TDB2250 vs McIntosh MC275 Well, I switched to speaker cables from Clear Day Cables and placed the MC275 on a Mapleshade amp platform. Those changes, which were fairly inexpensive, have significantly improved the bass and dynamics of my system. So for now I am happy with th... | |
| Ayon CD2 is AMAZING Jim,Sarcasm duly noted. The Ayon CD players receive nothing but positive buzz on Audiogon. My experience with Ayon left me pretty dismayed. I was especially struck when the person who sold me his Ayon then wrote to ask me if I was selling the unit... | |
| Ayon CD2 is AMAZING I used to own the Ayon CD-2 and could not understand why it was so highly praised. I thought it sounded very forward and lacked detail. Overall, a very fatiguing source. After I sold the Ayon, I received back channel e-mails from other Audiogon me... | |
| Preamp to match to McIntosh MC250 The Manley Shrimp is a great preamplifier for the price. If you can stretch your budget, I can also recommend the Aesthetix Calypso. Neither has a phono stage, however. | |
| Cardas vs Synergistic I have tried both and am not a big fan of either. Quick summary is that Cardas is better suited for an analytical system that can veer towards brightness, while SR is better for darker/laid back systems.I would follow the advice of others...call t... | |
| Moscode 402au vs Butler TDB2250 vs McIntosh MC275 Pdreher, thanks for your comments. Can I ask what integrated you are using now? In any case, you may well be right, as the Mac does sound great in most respects. If I ever move into a bigger space, I could then buy a second MC275.In the short run,... | |
| Moscode 402au vs Butler TDB2250 vs McIntosh MC275 Jaybo, my speakers are Sehring 703s. Sehring is a German brand that is not currently distributed in the US. Sensitivity is 86 db at 8 ohms. Frequency response is 38Hz to 27kHz. Sound signature leans more towards "analytical" than "warm", and for t... | |
| Ayon CD2 v The highend I have compared it to the PS Audio Perfect Wave DAC & Transport, which readily beat the Ayon CD-2. I have exchanged e-mails with a number of Ayon CD-2 owners (including the person I bought my unit from) who have admitted the Ayon has a "forwar... | |
| good headphone amp/preamp? I would look at Woo and Decware. They may be a little above your budget but resale value is very good on headphone amps and many have preamp outs. You might also pose this question on Head-fi, where headphone junkies hang out discussing the latest... | |
| McIntosh MC501 vs Wyred SX1000 I have owned a W4S and currently own a McIntosh MC275. Admittedly, the Mac I own is a tube amp, but the W4S amp did not even sound as good as my B&K 4420, an inexpensive class A/B solid state amp. The McIntosh is better than both, and much bet... | |
| Your 5 Fav Rock Concerts Best shows for me were: Radiohead in 2006 right after Kid A came out. I was a fan before but seeing them live about 10 rows from the stage was a revelation. Next best show was Fugazi in a Wash. DC high school gym in 1990. I had never heard them be... |