McIntosh C33 image question


Hello A-goners,

I had a chance to audition a McIntosh C33 preamp in my system recently. Most vocalist appeared to be three feet left of center as compared to my CJ PV-5 preamp. Anyone know why this may happen? Phasing issue or some other adjustment?

System: Thiel 3.6, Classe Model 10

BTW, I loved everything else about the C33. Great tonality and detail!

Thanks
skateman

Showing 1 response by almonduck

I had somewhat similar situation with a MX114. It turned out the volume pot on the preamp wasn't exact at lower volumes and favored one side. Voices seemed shifted to the right. Lowering the gain on the amp and up on the preamp brought things back into focus.