bjp9738
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| Jazz like this? Suggestions More on the smooth jazz side, but give David Benoit a try. American Landscape or A Midnight Rendezvous to start. Or maybe some of the recent stuff from Emmet Cohen. Uptown in Orbit. Till Bronner was mentioned above. There’s a great album by Till... | |
| How do you find time to enjoy your $$$ speakers and system? @noromance nailed it for me. Instead of turning on the idiot box at night after work, I fire up the system and explore new to me artists and albums on Qobuz, or spin some of my favorite vinyl. Often with a Templeton Rye Manhattan or two. I try t... | |
| Upgrade to McIntosh @wolfgangamadeusaudiophiliac I stayed with a tube preamp (C2700) and SS power amp (MC462) setup when I upgraded to separates. I'm very happy with the combo. Best of both worlds. The C2700 is a fantastic pre, IMO. Regarding the MA352 - To be ... | |
| Upgrade to McIntosh Not really an apples to apples comparison. The MA352 is a hybrid integrated. Tube preamp, solid-state power amp. The MC275 is a true tube amp and probably more closer to the McIntosh sound than the MA352. I owned an MA352 for a while. Wasn’t crazy... | |
| Tube Preamp --> Solid State Amp I’m using a McIntosh C2700 tube preamp with a MC462 solid-state power amp. A little bit of tube warmth from the pre without the hassle and cost of having to deal with power tubes. But like one of the previous posters said, I do feel it’s a little ... | |
| Are Their any Tube Preamp with Home Theater Bypass? Yes, it is true that the tubes in a preamp will be “consumed” even when using HT bypass. Just keep in mind signal tubes in a tube preamp last longer than power tubes in a tube amp. 12AX7’s, for example, can last upwards of 10,000 hours. I’m about ... | |
| Are Their any Tube Preamp with Home Theater Bypass? @kota1 I don’t know a lot about the MB50, but I probably wouldn’t consider it a true preamp, although it does have limited digital and analog inputs. I’m not sure it would be any sonic improvement over your Marantz in 2-channel direct mode. | |
| Are Their any Tube Preamp with Home Theater Bypass? McIntosh C12000, C2700 and C8 all have HT pass thru. I own the C2700 and use the HT pass thru with my Anthem surround processor. | |
| How good does my system have to be to realize an improvement with cables? @overthemoon Would you mind sharing what cables you tried with your McIntosh gear? I just upgraded to a C2700/MC462 combo. Using AQ Mackenzie XLR interconnects and generic 12AWG speaker wire. Pretty happy with the XLRs but haven't compared them to... | |
| tube pre & ss amp integrated The MA352 is a nice unit. Owned one myself for awhile. With different speakers, it might have been a keeper. But my speakers present a difficult load, down to 0.6 ohms, and the direct coupled amp in the MA352 wasn't always up to the task. I would ... | |
| Finally made the transition to a tube preamp! Sounds like a great find. Enjoy! I'm in the tube preamp, solid state amp club, too. It's a nice little glimpse into the tube world without the hassle and expense of maintaining power tubes. | |
| $4000 BUGDET - YOU ONLY HAVE 2 CHOICES - YOUR FEEDBACK MUCH APPRECIATED Another vote for Anthem. Been using an AVM 60 for close to 6 years. ARC Genesis is far better than YPAO, MCACC, Audyssey, etc. I've used Yamaha, Denon and Onkyo AVR/HT processors over the years. Anthem beats them all. | |
| Hint: Change your Wi-Fi frequency to avoid interference with neighbors router Excellent advice. Unfortunately if you have Comcast Xfinity and use their Wi-Fi router, those settings are locked down. The only way to change it, that I know of, is to do a full reset, and then the controls are unlocked for a while, but eventuall... | |
| Adding a sub. - can i start with one? Yes, but two is almost always better. And IME not just for larger rooms. My room is on the small side and I have no single space that is best. 100Hz null here, 60 Hz null there. Two (or more) subs in different locations helps smooth out the ov... | |
| Is it me or new audio gear is too perfect and give ear fatigue? I'm not sure being new or old has as much to do with it as design and synergy between speakers, amplification, cables. I actually get a physical headache if I listen to a system that is overly bright/detailed. I recently auditioned a pair of gen... |