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| Choosing a SACD player...please help My system is in a bit of transition. I have all MAC gear (6900 integrated, 205 cahnger, tuner) and Thiel CS2.3 speakers (which I will be selling soon to get a pair of monitors to accomodate a small room and limitd space). I listen to everything (i... | |
| Choosing a SACD player...please help Please also recommend where I can buy new units. I am not against used ones, but I'd like to know where I can get new ones at good prices. Thank you, | |
| Sam loves the McIntosh MCD205. Do You? I wrote a review of this changer a couple of months ago in this forum here at audiogon. Do a search under Mcintosh in the "digital" forum and it should come up. I thought it an excellent sounding changer for those not interested in hyper-detail an... | |
| What McIntosh Amp With Thiel 3.6 Speakers? I own a pair of Thiel CS 2.3's, and drive them with Mac's MA 6900 integrated amp. It has autoformers. I support the above suggestion to use one of the Mac amps that has autoformes with the bigger Thiel's -- In general, I find the Thiel - Mac combo... | |
| How old is too old ?.... If you have the cash for new speakers.....go crazy! Speaker shopping, to me, is the funnest kind there is in this game. Are there better speakers out there?...Sure there are......you've got a nice stereo so go get some new speakers and have a ball... | |
| Has anyone tried the new McIntosh CD changer? I hooked up my 205 to an MSB Platinum Plus DAC yesterday and did not experience any of the static pop problems Goodsie mentioned (atleast not yet). Perhaps it is not a systemic problem. I'll update if anything changes. | |
| Suggestions for a DAC Many good things have been said about the new Channel Islands VDA-1. Do a search at audiogon and audio asylum for reviews. The DAC and the beefier power supply cost $500 new, and you can do a 30 day home trial and return it if you don't like it. C... | |
| Good one-box CDP or good DAC? Well, I am awaiting an MSB Platinum Plus. I am going to give it a try and see how I like it. | |
| CD volume levels I cannot speak to the technical side of this topic either but can confirm that on my system I can definitley hear differences in the overall volume of the music recorded. I always assumed it was a matter of how the music was recorded. I have also ... | |
| Stereophile "confirms" Moncrieff's SACD comments ? After experimenting with SACD via a Sony 333 changer I have decided to maximize my extensive redbook collection. I have the new Mcintosh changer which sounds great and is utterly non-fatiguing, and I am going to audition an MSB Platinum Plus and a... | |
| Good one-box CDP or good DAC? My CD collection is too big to get into vinyl. I listen to everything from classical, rock, and international, to my recently growing love of jazz. The rest of my system is all McIntosh (MA 6900, and Thiel CS 2.3 speakers).You mention many good pl... | |
| Good one-box CDP or good DAC? I am aware of this problem as well, and have been assured by MAC that they can and will correct any problem if I encounter it. I am really wondering whether I should go for a one box, like a Cary 303/200, Marantz SA-14, one of the Sony 777's, or h... | |
| Has your system changed the music you listen to? I have really enjoyed reading everyone's responses. Just as a follow-up: I have been in "the high-end game" for almost 15 years now. My system has slowly evolved, with each evolution getting better in quality. My most recent change was from an all... | |
| Has your system changed the music you listen to? I have really enjoyed reading everyone's responses. Just as a follow-up: I have been in "the high-end game" for almost 15 years now. My system has slowly evolved, with each evolution getting better in quality. My most recent change was from an all... | |
| Personal speaker evolution Magnepan 1.2Snell Acoustic Type JMagnepan 1.4FriedMagnepan 1.5 QRThiel CS 2.3...............(3 yrs now) |