overthemoon
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| Speakers: Anything really new under the sun? I think advancement in speakers is similar to advancement in other electronics like TVs and computers. Many things are similar and there's amazingly good speakers at reasonable price points. The higher in price you look - the companies have inve... | |
| Sad to say I need a new amp… I've only heard the Rega Brio within your target items - a very solid entry integrated amp. It's important to balance budget and any future upgrades into your selection. If you are merely looking to have an amp within the current system a PS Aud... | |
| Best upgrade: amp or pre-amp? @papyneau If you are in Quebec. I highly suggest you include Moon by Simaudio in your comparison. I have owned Mc amplification and when it was time to get more power I compared McIntosh & Moon - I was comparing MC 462 to Moon 330A. I wen... | |
| Best upgrade: amp or pre-amp? My initial impression is first step if preamp or amp is the amp. And depending on your budget there are some excellent integrated amps The second thought I have is if you can listen to different manufacturers. All pieces are slightly different.... | |
| McIntosh MA9000 temperature in standby I don't recall my MC302 ever being not room temperature when in standby and much props for listening at 70%! | |
| Buying used vs new speakers from a technology perspective I think there's certainly some improvements in speaker design associated with electronics, material science and modeling/simulation tools that has resulted in improved performance. When it comes to comparing 10-15 year old speakers to new speaker... | |
| McIntosh MT-2 turntable My thought is, "Isn't it made by Clear Audio?". | |
| SS Substitute for Tube Integrated? I was loaned a Moon by Simaudio 240i SS integrated amp this past fall - I think it's closer to $3k new. However, I was shocked at how good amp was and prior to it I was using a McIntosh MC 302. I'd also explore Rogue integrated - they seem to b... | |
| Upgrade Cart/Subplatter on Rega Planar 2 or Step up to Clearaudio Concept @Op I am not experienced in Clearaudio and I have owned two Regas. Think of your vinyl playback as a stool Phono preamp Cartridge Turntable (and at some point you can separate into arm, power supply, etc.) The turntable can make a huge dif... | |
| New speaker cables Congrats on your journey. I experimented on cables with a pessimistic bias and boy was I surprised and both happy and sad. Happy because it had an impact. Sad because I didn't really budget for cables - the good news I was able to audition upgr... | |
| Recommended integrated amplifier for upgrade I'd add the Moon 340i integrated based and also look at a Rogue integrated if you willing to explore a tube amp. Enjoy! I think you have a good list - it's time to audition. | |
| Turntable - The Next Step Lots of options and I agree with vinylzone. I think you may get better bang for the buck by allocating more to the table and catridge. Your cartrigde is a good one - I'd even consider putting it all into the table versus peanut butter spreadin... | |
| What is an audiophile? Are you an audiophile? @stuartk and @pesky_wabbit damn, that's what I get for thinking again! | |
| Qobuz/Tidal Differences I've had both services simultaneously and noticed two differences: Catalog Sonic differences Overall I found more music I like listening to on Tidal. I did notice Quboz had a plethora of versions of some songs (high def if you will, remaste... | |
| How to tell McIntosh MC452 and MC462 difference The changes besides the heat sinks and the model number are inside - my question is what are you looking to improve by moving from the 452 to the 462? The improvements are headroom and distortion - I could see if you were looking for more power l... |