mrklas
Responses from mrklas
| Which interconnect cable to upgrade first I upgraded my interconnects starting the source to preamp and then, the preamp to amp. My rationale was minimize signal loss as close to the source as possible. I upgraded to Kimber Kable - Kimber sells trade-in and demos on eBay and are easy t... | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? I’m curious how many folks have owned McIntosh amps and ‘upgraded’ to another brand. When I think of my hobbies (or more accurate vices) -motorcycles, cars, wine, beer and whiskey. My experiences impacted future buying decisions. I though... | |
| Listening to music I don’t particularly like A good system is like a good telescope. If you want you can tell yourself all that big scope does is give you a crystal clear view of the pimples on your neighbor's butt. Or you can marvel at the rings of Saturn, lose yourself in the Milky Way. ... | |
| You Cant Buy It but you Can Build It @realworldaudio I appreciate your passion. I am not buying someone's vision - I'm buying an outcome based on constraints like budget, space and time. | |
| You Cant Buy It but you Can Build It @mozartfan I really like my speakers - I'm not touching anything because if it didn't work I'd be really irate with myself. And if it did work I'd second guess if I could do better. Some of us are too critical of our DIY to be satisfied! | |
| Anyone Get a Degritter for Xmas? I have an Audio Desk and I admit it's not cheap. And it's added life to my LP collection which includes albums I bought in the 80s. (About 300). I have cleaned all my records and clean every record I buy before playing. It does make a differen... | |
| Tube Vs. SS Preamps My experience is the sound is different. My initial systems were entry level SS and I acquired McIntosh C2600 tube preamplifier - it was a dramatic improvement. Using an analogy the music was clearer - I could easily hear specific instruments in... | |
| You Cant Buy It but you Can Build It Good for you! Glad you are enjoying the process! In regards to DIY - I don't have the skill or patience and I'm glad foks that can enjoy the music and have the satisfaction of it being the fruit of their labor. | |
| Looking for thoughts on Sonus Faber speakers I don't know where you live - the dealer I have worked with in Dallas sells a lot of Sonetto Vs. He's very willing to trade them in because of their popularity - consider asking the dealer if they have any trade-ins available or coming up to get ... | |
| Listening to music I don’t particularly like One advantage of having a nice system is listening to it and I think trying new music is an ancillary effect. I often have Linn Jazz on my system - I have my system on a large portion of the time including when I'm away so my dog doesn't feel alo... | |
| I’m looking for an Digital XLR cable I have kimber kables - KCTG XLRs and BiFocals If you are happy with audioquest why change? | |
| Preamp recommendations for my system please Nice system - I'd add VTL and perhaps explore a used boulder preamp | |
| Mcintosh MA9000 Phono Stage @lewm I agree with your statements and the internal phono stage is good not great. And I'm suggesting it will quickly become the weakest point in the chain for vinyl. | |
| Mcintosh MA9000 Phono Stage The internal phono stage is good not great. if you are looking to improve your system- I would start with phono stage then consider a cartridge upgrade then upgrading your table. Consider contacting the folks at VPI for their thoughts a... | |
| Sabrina X Amp Suggestions I've heard D'Agostino, Boulder and Moon integrateds used with Wilson and all of them sounded very good. |