tomic601
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| Best investment; cartridge or line stage? @thecarpathian i would suggest that and a stiff shot of something else…. anytime vinyl is involved…. | |
| roon sound wasn't as good The NAIM streamer / DAC is quite good. I am running ROON on a different system than my NAIM , so can’t directly comment on a a/b comparison… You might try the NAIM forum for more insights on a more direct comparison. Also…in my opinion, you are ge... | |
| A quick question on what streamers to consider....... @longball44 I use an Atom into a preamp as a streamer… a waste of its other integrated amp capability. I don’t have the headphone specific model. One does need to be careful with having two volume controls… Hope this helps. | |
| Lowest priced MC thats better than a Premium MM? Giant killer might be overused..but a Soundsmith Ruby OCL on the Grace F9 body is a pretty amazing bit of affordable kit. My take on the Hana ML ( from real ownership experience w a host of other cartridges ) is that due to scale and strategy it’s... | |
| Best investment; cartridge or line stage? also….for affordable phono stage including the solution for MC that Ralph is hinting at…. consider pairing a Hagerman Trumpet and Piccilo | |
| Best investment; cartridge or line stage? P6 didn’t exactly ship with a poor quality arm….don’t create an unsellable franken TT by putting a FIIL in the blank brand X superarm….. | |
| The D'Appolito, MTM Configuration Reference the classic two slit experiment to better understand the ramifications…. of course it’s worse in 3D…. but ….. | |
| OCD mickey website and negativity. IF you visit in SoCal, we favor Bluefin…. | |
| OCD mickey website and negativity. @emergingsoul Well….i can certainly attest that ignoring my vinyl addiction, a serious salmon fishing boat and habit can eclipse the expenditure for a decent reference music system…. Of course, i’m a snob about both and the Meticulous care of sal... | |
| Seeking Honest Opinions: Your Experience with McIntosh Audio Gear of course NOVA means something else in other languages… | |
| Seeking Honest Opinions: Your Experience with McIntosh Audio Gear @uavnola looks like a new autonomous vehicle BOT… | |
| Seeking Honest Opinions: Your Experience with McIntosh Audio Gear Notice…the OP is MIA….. lame given the high quality / high efforts y’all put back to what looks like a click generating bot…. in a few words : warm, enveloping, reliable lacking the last nth in definition | |
| Crackle and hiss on some albums Tanking a poorly designed phono preamp can contribute…. but inspection of supposedly clean LP under black light will reveal the sometimes UGLY truth…. | |
| Looking for a McIntosh amp that gives a great example of the “McIntosh Sound” For half the year I get by with a heavily modified 1961 M240… which i witnessed coming in the door circa 1965… In solid state, i like the MC202… won’t require back surgery or a boy Friday to move…. get the rice grain to led upgrade and as others ... | |
| Technics SL-1200GAE or VPI HW-40 or …? Thanks Ralph…. I think to @pindac point, some do work…. and listening and experiment is how you reached your conclusions….. |