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mattmiller

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What qualities stand out in really good solid state preamps?
The best sounding pre amp out there is no pre amp at all, many fine source components can be directly connected to a amplifier, at one time I was only into CD's so I had a CD player that had a volume control on it and balanced outputs! I had 2 pie... 
Mcintosh C15 vs C36 or C34v
Cables ?? Speakers? Sources? can you elaborate please? .     Matt M  
7.1 4 k Processor Rec
Good luck. At that price I cant recommend a McIntosh piece but thats what I would do , find a pre owned McIntosh that does what you need  or bite the bullet and buy new.     Matt  
Somewhat of an oxymoron - speaker stands for the floor for bookshelf speakers.
Solid stands are super important so they are not wobbly and loose allowing lost energy...not good. You want the speakers anchored to the stands with Blue tak or Posterboard putty ( this works really), and the stands you want no movement so each sp... 
Step Up transformer
Step ups are for super low output MC cartridges putting out .2mv! Even then most good phono pre amps can handle that low of a input. If your turning up the volume on your main amp too much then Increase the output on your phono pre amp or get one ... 
Mark levinson no.32 preamp can’t be fully power up
It sounds like the bad cable may have pushed the connection so that now its not making contact < check the physical connection carefully. Open the machine and examine the plug. make sure plug is not damaged and all pins are in order.       ... 
Speaker Cable Recommendation
Good Ole Kimber Kable 8 or 12 TC is surprisingly great at fixing this kind of issue. I'm not a fan of cables with boxes on them either. Cables are tone controls, its important to find ones that make the changes you like.  
Help settle a streaming argument!
"This is a SQ argument and is as follows- I argue if you connect your streamer to an outboard DAC the streamer does not matter"     Wrong, It makes a huge difference in SQ what type of music server you use, actually the DAC can be a Rolls Royce... 
Subwoofers: Ported or sealed?
Acoustic suspended sub = Boring!     Ported = Bueno! :-)  
Technics 1200 MK3D
I would say no to using the MIXER in any respect. Instead plan on getting a phono pre amp to go with the table along with a cartridge something like a Ortofon 2M red would work very well I think it could be a nice vinyl source. Its Not going to be... 
Integrated Amplifier for Sonus Faber Guarneri Evolution
Audioclassics .com   Ask For Mike Sastra (vice President) 800-321-2834. They have been in NY state for decades and are The Mac dealer in the US! Buy a McIntosh Integrated for those Sanus Fabers ...A match made in heaven!   P.S. Until You get ... 
Best place to buy Mcintosh Integrated Amp
I 2nd Audioclassics .com They are located In Vestal NY and have been there for decades they are excellent to deal with cant say enough great things about them.   CALL THEM 800-321-2834. I mean who still has a 800 number HAHA! P.S. Ive owned my ... 
What is your most fond musical memory.
Tripping on LSD back in 79' listening to Santana loud as hell with 4 speakers around the living room, Pink Floyd...when the clocks struck 12, I thought for sure the cops were busting the door down! So freaking intense the music is when your on the... 
Auralic Aries to Roon
You have to be running the lightning App for the Auralic , then open your streaming app and select your device it should see it no problem. I'm not sure that you need to be adding ROON for this setup, Roon is a HUB for all your devices, How many d... 
Pairing with LS50 for whole home audio
Bluesound.....YUK! Stay away.