Thanks Aball, you should be right then... by the way, I think that cos I have a not very good CD player in my system, that's why I got a deep feeling with the system at the show... I intend to upgrade soon but have no idea at the moment... My CD player is Marantz 1040, maybe no longer available on market now, but I really like it's sound, even though technically in manual, it said just 1 bit CD player. Just curious... could you tell me how different between 1bit, 16bit and 24 bit CD player... and 96Kz, 192Kz as well... so many things make me confusing when select the better CD player to upgrade now...
Are the MF308 and MC402 matching together ?
I got the Pre-amp Musical Fidelity 308CR and power-amp Mcintosh MC402. They sound great so far. Suddently I just read about the preamp - poweramp mismatch and just wonder are they perfect matching ? Cos I don't have a change to have another pre-am or power amp to compare... The preamp MF308 has specification as follow :
Voltage RMS, maximum > 30 Volts
Power maximum > 5 Watts
Peak-to-peak output current 0.5 Amps
Impedence 50 Ohms
Frequency response 20Hz to 20kHz ±0dB. 10Hz to 100kHz +0, -1.5dB.
LINE OUTPUTS
Total harmonic distortion + noise, 20Hz to 20kHz > 0.0035%
(5 Volts output, maximum volume).
Signal / noise reference 1 volt RMS output 104dB ('A'-weighted, at half volume)
Input sensitivity for 1 Volt RMS output 240mV
Input impedence 47k Ohms
Gain at maximum volume 12.5dB (4.2 times)
Overload margin 31dB
Channel separation > 88dB typical at 1kHz, maximum volume
PHONO INPUT
Frequency response reference IEC RIAA See graph below.
Signal / noise reference 1 Volt RMS output > 95dB Moving Magnet ('A'-weighted, at half volume).
> 85dB Moving Coil ('A'-weighted, at half volume)
Input sensitivity for 1 Volt RMS output 2.5mV Moving Magnet.
350µV Moving Coil.
Input impedence 47k Ohms
Overload margin 31dB
The Mcintosh MC402's specification :
Power Output 8 ohms 400 w @ 8 ohms
Power Output 4 ohms 400 w @ 4 ohms
Power Output 2 ohms 400 w @ 2 ohms
Power Bandwidth 20 Hz to 20 KHz
Total Harmonic Distortion 0.005 %
Intermodulation Distortion 0.005 %
Dynamic Headroom 2.1 dB
Frequency Response 20 Hz to 20 KHz +0.0 dB / -0.25 dB
Input Sensitivity 4.0 v
Signal to Noise Ratio 115 dB
Damping Factor 100 @ 4 ohms
Input Impedence 20 KHz
Power Requirements 120 v 10 A
Warranty (parts) 36 month(s)
Warranty (labor) 36 month(s)
Dimensions 24 cm. H x 44.5 cm. W x 51 cm. D
Weight 50.1 kg.
How can I know they are perfect match ? Or should I change the pre-amp to ultima the sound of MC402 ? Appreciate your idea. Thanks
Vincent
Voltage RMS, maximum > 30 Volts
Power maximum > 5 Watts
Peak-to-peak output current 0.5 Amps
Impedence 50 Ohms
Frequency response 20Hz to 20kHz ±0dB. 10Hz to 100kHz +0, -1.5dB.
LINE OUTPUTS
Total harmonic distortion + noise, 20Hz to 20kHz > 0.0035%
(5 Volts output, maximum volume).
Signal / noise reference 1 volt RMS output 104dB ('A'-weighted, at half volume)
Input sensitivity for 1 Volt RMS output 240mV
Input impedence 47k Ohms
Gain at maximum volume 12.5dB (4.2 times)
Overload margin 31dB
Channel separation > 88dB typical at 1kHz, maximum volume
PHONO INPUT
Frequency response reference IEC RIAA See graph below.
Signal / noise reference 1 Volt RMS output > 95dB Moving Magnet ('A'-weighted, at half volume).
> 85dB Moving Coil ('A'-weighted, at half volume)
Input sensitivity for 1 Volt RMS output 2.5mV Moving Magnet.
350µV Moving Coil.
Input impedence 47k Ohms
Overload margin 31dB
The Mcintosh MC402's specification :
Power Output 8 ohms 400 w @ 8 ohms
Power Output 4 ohms 400 w @ 4 ohms
Power Output 2 ohms 400 w @ 2 ohms
Power Bandwidth 20 Hz to 20 KHz
Total Harmonic Distortion 0.005 %
Intermodulation Distortion 0.005 %
Dynamic Headroom 2.1 dB
Frequency Response 20 Hz to 20 KHz +0.0 dB / -0.25 dB
Input Sensitivity 4.0 v
Signal to Noise Ratio 115 dB
Damping Factor 100 @ 4 ohms
Input Impedence 20 KHz
Power Requirements 120 v 10 A
Warranty (parts) 36 month(s)
Warranty (labor) 36 month(s)
Dimensions 24 cm. H x 44.5 cm. W x 51 cm. D
Weight 50.1 kg.
How can I know they are perfect match ? Or should I change the pre-amp to ultima the sound of MC402 ? Appreciate your idea. Thanks
Vincent
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