tricon_dave
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| High powered point to point tube amp? Thanks everyone for your answers and suggestions! I think there is some very good wisdom in many of your responses and you got me thinking that I need to be more concerned with current versus watts. I wish I could afford some of the rarefied sugge... | |
| Wilson's new speaker the Sasha is coming. Robert,Just out of curiosity, did you audition the speakers in Cincy? Your description of the equipment sounds exactly like what I heard at Audible Elegance. They had the Sashas driven by Mac 2301 tube amps, the 3.6's driven by Mac 402 solid state... | |
| Which tube amp for McIntosh tube preamp C2200 I agree with the MC275 suggestions. I had this amp with a C2300 and the combination was great. You might first try just one to see if that will drive your speakers. You can always buy a second one and run them in mono.The amp is a real workhorse, ... | |
| Mcintosh C-2300 first impressions Once the preamp has broken in a little more, you really should try different tubes to see if YOU like the difference. Forget what others have said, it really just depends on what you hear in your system.I've had my MC2300 for over two years and fo... | |
| Isolation /platform for TW Raven One I have used 2" solid maple and am now using 1" slate. I prefer the slate because of better dynamics and pace. By comparison the maple shelf sounded slightly muddy and was subjectively slower.The slate sits on top of a Mapleshade Sampson rack with ... | |
| Manley Stingray Integrated amp. I had the Stingray and a Mapleshade modified Scott vintage amp. The Scott sounded better in my system. It had better tone (both use EL84 tubes, which I love), and lacked a bit of tube glare that I could not ever totally get rid of with the Stingra... | |
| mcintosh mc402+c46 or mc402+c2200,2300 Go to the McIntosh forum on Audiokarma. Do a search and you will find a lot of information on the sonic differences between the C46, C2200 and C2300. Jeff Dorgay did a review of the C2300 in Tone Audio. Also, Paul Seydor wrote a review of the C46 ... | |
| TW Raven One owners- will this be it ? I can't add much more positive to what has already been said about the Raven One. I've owned mine for about 1 & 1/2 years. I have a Graham Phantom II and Dynavector XX2 Mk2 (same exact set up as Jdolgin).But you also asked about isolation and ... | |
| Zu Essence vs Martin Logan I had the Druids, not the Essence. I now own Spires. By comparison the Druids sounded thick, slow and closed in. It was almost like listening to music in a tunnel. The Spires are open, very transparent and excel at acoustic and vocal music. The Sp... | |
| What Speakers Watch the impedance of the speakers. I have a C2300 and MC275 and the combo sounded great with my Quad 2805. But when I got Martin Logan Spires, which can dip to below 2 Ohm, the MC275 could no longer keep up and sounded rolled off in the treble a... | |
| Quad 988 and mc275 I owned Quad 2805 and a Mc275 for two years and loved the combination. I think it was an excellent match.My system was in a large room (20 X 36 X 9) and a smaller room (12 X 23 X 8) and the Mc275 did good in both rooms.If you get one used, it is v... | |
| Mcintosh Pre C220 vs C2300 Do a search on the McIntosh forum of AudioKarma. You will find lots of information on both preamps and most likely some comparisons between the two. | |
| Best Matching Power Amplifier for Quad 2805? I found that tube amps seemed to work the best with my Quad 2805's. McIntosh 275 MkV - this was a very good match. Very dynamic with good bass, midrange and treble. I liked this combination the best.Rogue Cronus - Used EL34 & KT77 tubes. While... | |
| Mcintosh MC 252 vs. 402 Check over on the McIntosh forum on AudioKarma. I think you will get varying opinions of the sonic differences.One consideration I had when trying to decide between these two amps was that the 402 delivers 100 amps of current versus the 50 amps wi... | |
| Quad 2805. How to get the bottom panel off? I watched a technician do this twice with my 2805's. Once to replace the binding posts after I broke two from tightening. The other time was to fix some electronics.First take off the very top plate on top of the speaker. This should pop off, it i... |