Recent content by cnolanh

Godspeed, Terry. He updated the first McIntosh piece I ever got, an MC2100. Later I sent him an MX117 — of course it works flawlessly and sounds superb. Terry’s skill was matched only by his helpfulness and reliability. He’ll be much missed.

Cheers to you, Heather!

Just to be clear, the correct model number is the MC754. Great no-fuss, no-frills amp without autoformers.

Most welcome, Joe! It was a great transaction!

He recently bought a cartridge from me in BT. His communication went above and beyond, and he made the whole transaction fast and easy. Highly recommended! Thanks so much, Jerry! Nolan

Thanks so much, Jerry! A pleasure all around.

Do check it out. I have the MX117 which is essentially a C504 preamp plus an MR75 tuner. And it's a delightful piece of equipment, to my ears nearly identical to the C33. Both sound neutral and transparent to the sources. The C33 of course has far more flexibility but if a smaller/simpler Mc...

Phase Tech PC65. Some of their other models seem to be much more common. I have three Soliloquy SAT5 speakers that were not made in tremendous quantities. But they do have tremendous quality. Also once was given a pair of Soliloquy C-3 centers but a couple drivers were bad. With replacements...

Thanks so much, good people! Cheers to you all!

When I was maybe 12 my uncle gave me a Pioneer KP-500 cassette car stereo with a 12-volt power supply and a couple of small Akai speakers. I was ecstatic to have that rig as my first bedroom audio setup. Over the years other audio gifts from folks have included ADS L710 speakers, Soliloquy...

I second the recommendation of Magnetic Tape Recorder as a reputable and fair servicer of vintage audio equipment. They’ve worked on about ten items of mine, and I’m very happy with the results. Of course it’s great to personally fix and refurbish whatever you can, especially learning how to...

My first car was a 1967 Chrysler Newport, cream colored, given to me my first year of college when my grandmother needed to stop driving. One of the first things I did with it: took six of us an hour away to Buffalo to hear a Rush concert. I had a fun few years driving that beast which was born...

On my T55C the CAP TRIM switch is very clearly detented at three spots: normal, +100pf, +250pf. And the knob doesn't turn past those three settings. If yours does, maybe the knob is loose on the shaft, and/or that switch itself is broken? I play records on my T55C every few days and I really...

I haven’t tried an X5 myself, but I have an X70 and love it. I also set up an X50 for a friend and it’s nearly as nice as the X70. Just semiauto instead of fully auto, right? I certainly can recommend the sound and user-friendly operation of the PS-Xx0 series.

Don’t have an answer for the skipping but yes, it’s a lovely player that’s well worth getting sorted. I am delighted with mine. Good luck!