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| McIntosh SS Amps - Old vs New - Sonics Thanks Phil. That's very helpful.All this is a real turnaround from Mac solid state amps from the first through about 1990, when Mac solid state amps sounded smooth but dark and uninspiring.I'm curious to know how the MC402 compares to the MC7200.... | |
| McIntosh SS Amps - Old vs New - Sonics I'd like to read a description of the MC402 sound from someone who has heard one within a system they know. As I may have a different reference to terms such as "tube like", please use other specific descriptions of the tone, image size, transpare... | |
| Longer Power Cords Sound better? Everyone knows it's not the length, but the girth that counts. | |
| Longer Power Cords Sound better? GT Audio claims their Absolute Power Cord comes in a standard 8 foot length because it sounds optimal, so cord length could have an affect on sound.But, are we really going to get into evaluating the effect of power cord lengths on a system's soun... | |
| Volume and Bass levels at LA HE Show I've never understood the theory or concept of loud music. At a show its a frickin turnoff and one should run past those rooms that do so.Bartokfan (Threads | Answers)High volume in some audio show rooms may be unintentional, or forced by surround... | |
| Are ICEpower amps really that good? My main quibble with "neutral" amps are they don't have ear friendly distortions to counteract the unfriendly distortions making the sound lacking in texture. Digital amps are maybe beyond their time.What really is needed, is system balancing and ... | |
| Zu on Zu Everyone will shot for the top guy its just in the nature of this.Undertow (System | Threads | Answers)Some of the folks on this website have nothing better to do but to try and pull others down so please don't take it personally, easy to say and... | |
| Are ICEpower amps really that good? Red Dragon amps were used at the LA show in the Adagio/Modwright room. Leviathan 600wpc mono blocks. If these are what you are referring to, then there are several members who have heard them in that context. | |
| 6N3C Russian Tubes Thanks, 88.Trash day is Monday around here...If anyone has a use for these tubes, you can have them for the cost of shipping. | |
| About the new Wilson Audio Watt/Puppy 8 The Wilson Audio room featuring WP8 and ARC electronics was one of the most musical rooms I heard at the LA show...with an asterisk. They demo'd primarily vocals...female solo, male solo, choral and small group, with a solo acoustic bass instrumen... | |
| 6N3C Russian Tubes Hmmm...apparently not. I am the proud owner of two Russian Dodo bird eggs. | |
| Home Entertainment Show in Los Angeles The concept of value may be the least agreed upon, and most misunderstood term in all of marketing. Price is only one element of value. Perceived quality and one's satisfaction (the most nebulous of all) with a product also contributes to value.I ... | |
| Where to buy a dbl demagnatizer bulk tape demag. Would a Radio Shack Bulk Eraser suffice? | |
| Purist Audio, Venustas or Aqueous In my system, Aqueous interconnects have a more neutral tonal balance from top to bottom, and present more extension in the highs than the Venustas, which are very slightly attenuated up top and convey a little bloom in the midrange. I use a pair ... | |
| Zu Druid or Tone + sub These are speakers you should hear before you buy. If you can't hear them first, then... |