What Interconnect for Mcintosh mr-78 tuner


I recently purchased this piece and I would like to know what Interconnect would sound good with this tuner. I have tried the Audience au-24 but it sounded thin with this tuner.
I have also tried wy-wires and it sounded good but I don't want to spend 800.00 for an Interconnect. My budget is between 200-500 and I don't mind buying used.
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Showing 1 response by hsindao

I have MR-74 instead of MR-78 but both should have similar characteristics. McIntosh tuners have very high output voltage, 2.5V vs 1.0V on most other tuners. The high output voltage makes the MR-74 sounded rather forward, a sonic character that one does not normally associate with McIntosh equipments.

Instead of using fixed outputs, I suggest you try the variable outputs. You will not loose resolution using the VAR outputs but its sound will change depends on the volume setting. I think you will find a setting that fit your system well.