Mcintosh MQ112


Hi all - 

I have a pair of B&W 802d's (first version). Now I know everyone thinks that they are crap and as bright as the sun.

Before tossing them aside, what do you feel about adding a Mcintosh MQ112 equalizer after my preamplifier?

thanks in advance....

 

 

onehorsepony

I usually use the 10k band to slightly cut, as some older songs are a little bright in that area, it tames them perfectly. I’m not able to use my system right now, I sold my Anthem AVM 70 and have a AVM 90 on order, maybe a week out. The MQ112 sounds very natural to me. You can easily compare with the left knob to defeat the eq in and out. It’s expensive, but I have confidence in it, and I think it will last for many years.

Take a dull recording, if you will, and BOOST the 10 k band and describe the quality of the treble. If you don’t mind. 

I was mildly interested in the MQ112 at its original $3000, but it looks like the new “suggested” but still price fixed price went to $3500 overnight. Not sure if this is due to parts tariffs, or Bose’s new pricing structure, but it’s off my wish list for now.

@tom899 Could you describe your set up a little bit? Is there any audible degradation of sound? I have a +300K stereo in a horrible living room with plaster walls, that causes very unlinear frequency responses. I`m thinking about getting the MQ112 to adjust somewhat for my walls.