mg16listener
Member
Hello -
After many years of messing around with a few different vendors tube amps, I have decided to move back to solid state. While I have enjoyed tube rolling and other aspects of the tube experience they have turned out to be more unreliable than expected.
I have a new MC152 arriving this week via my local dealer. I also have a few other pieces of McIntosh gear that include a D150 and a MCT450. The D150 could grow up to be a D1100.
Anyway my questions are:
1. I know this question has been debated many times. Would you leave the MC152 on 24/7 and turn the meters off when not using them or simply turn it on when ready to use it. The amp will be used daily for several hours each day.
2. If you were to power it on and off would you allow the D150 to send a power on signal to the amp?
3. Same power question for D150. I have been leaving it on but would consider turning on and off if there is a group consensus as to which is best.
4. I will turn the MCT450 on and off as needed but the remotes of the D150 / MCT450 are not the best. Is there a way to have the D150 remote control all the functions on the MCT450. I know there is a data cable but not sure if this is the correct way based on what I read in the manual
5. My speakers are nominal 4 ohms / 88db sensitivity. The obvious thing to do is use the 4 ohm taps. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks for the insights -
After many years of messing around with a few different vendors tube amps, I have decided to move back to solid state. While I have enjoyed tube rolling and other aspects of the tube experience they have turned out to be more unreliable than expected.
I have a new MC152 arriving this week via my local dealer. I also have a few other pieces of McIntosh gear that include a D150 and a MCT450. The D150 could grow up to be a D1100.
Anyway my questions are:
1. I know this question has been debated many times. Would you leave the MC152 on 24/7 and turn the meters off when not using them or simply turn it on when ready to use it. The amp will be used daily for several hours each day.
2. If you were to power it on and off would you allow the D150 to send a power on signal to the amp?
3. Same power question for D150. I have been leaving it on but would consider turning on and off if there is a group consensus as to which is best.
4. I will turn the MCT450 on and off as needed but the remotes of the D150 / MCT450 are not the best. Is there a way to have the D150 remote control all the functions on the MCT450. I know there is a data cable but not sure if this is the correct way based on what I read in the manual
5. My speakers are nominal 4 ohms / 88db sensitivity. The obvious thing to do is use the 4 ohm taps. Any thoughts on this?
Thanks for the insights -