samurai7595
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My system;
MCT450
MT5
MP1100
D1100
C1100
2 MC601
2 MC2301
MEN220
JBL Array 1400
JBL Array 1500 subs
Very nice indeed!
What source was playing in your system?
My system;
MCT450
MT5
MP1100
D1100
C1100
2 MC601
2 MC2301
MEN220
JBL Array 1400
JBL Array 1500 subs
Very nice indeed!
What source was playing in your system?
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Carl
BTW, My amp that is pictured in my banner. I have 3 more of them.
I have 2 MC 1.2 KW, 3 MC 601, MT 10, CA 50, MX 150 (soon to be replaced by MX 122). I am very happy with my Audio units, less happy with the MX side.
I use Sonus Faber Il Cremonese as my main speakers. Also have a pair of Amati Futuras with Homage Vox as center on the way.
Thanks. The source is a Bluesound Vault 2. Ripped from CD. I have a copy of that album on vinyl and I think it sounds better that way, but I can't stop playing with that Vault. It holds an incredible amount of music and I can control it through the app on my phone. It's great for sitting outside having a couple beers and listening to music. Unfortunately, I think the weather for that is about gone for this year.
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McIntosh MAC4300V receiver makes my Thorens TD 125 MK I sound excellent!
Another great one, or so I hear! I just tracked down the HR-4300 remote for the 4300V today...Right there with you, neighbor, except mine's a 4100.
You’ll get by ... lol!BIG changes happening, at least temporarily... If you look down-forum, you'll see the stretched out saga of my MAC-4100 woes. Got me thinking about that MX-112 my brother sent south with me, with some unspecified ailment. Well, after hooking it up to an amp and an antenna, and feeding it some signals, and lo and behold I can't find a single solitary thing wrong with it. Ok, fine. Now I need an amp...
That took me to the back-breaking hulk of a 275 sitting just over my left shoulder. After finding a VERY helpful thread about diagnosing power woes without having the tubes plugged in, I gritted my teeth, cracked open the amp and took a look around. Huh, no visible issues - no scorch marks, damaged or broken components, etc. Maybe it was the tube that was bad? Dug out the variac and hooked it up, pulled all the tubes, and ran it up to 117V and started measuring. Nothing was amiss. Put in the little guys; still good. Pulled out one of my precious spare KT88s, tubed up the big sockets, and still no anomalies! It LIVES!
As Solomon wrote, there is nothing new under the sun; everything that is old becomes new again. Now the main system in the family room has the MX-112 and the MC-275, both of which at various times lived in the parents' and the brother's systems. This should keep me going until I get the 4100 fixed!
Yeah... I'll get by with a sore back! It was no fun schlepping 65lb of amplifier down to the bottom shelf of that cabinet!You’ll get by ... lol!
Wonderful Gear. Compliments!BIG changes happening, at least temporarily... If you look down-forum, you'll see the stretched out saga of my MAC-4100 woes. Got me thinking about that MX-112 my brother sent south with me, with some unspecified ailment. Well, after hooking it up to an amp and an antenna, and feeding it some signals, and lo and behold I can't find a single solitary thing wrong with it. Ok, fine. Now I need an amp...
That took me to the back-breaking hulk of a 275 sitting just over my left shoulder. After finding a VERY helpful thread about diagnosing power woes without having the tubes plugged in, I gritted my teeth, cracked open the amp and took a look around. Huh, no visible issues - no scorch marks, damaged or broken components, etc. Maybe it was the tube that was bad? Dug out the variac and hooked it up, pulled all the tubes, and ran it up to 117V and started measuring. Nothing was amiss. Put in the little guys; still good. Pulled out one of my precious spare KT88s, tubed up the big sockets, and still no anomalies! It LIVES!
As Solomon wrote, there is nothing new under the sun; everything that is old becomes new again. Now the main system in the family room has the MX-112 and the MC-275, both of which at various times lived in the parents' and the brother's systems. This should keep me going until I get the 4100 fixed!
The turntable is on pull-out shelf that uses a pair of 100lb full-extension file drawer tracks.Wonderful Gear. Compliments!
Please allow me some questions:
How do you operate the turntable? Do you have space enough to change the LP?
The 275 has enough clearance around it, and the cabinet back is open, so there's plenty of airflow. The amp lived for many years in a much smaller space behind a closed door at the parents' house, but still had sufficient airflow not to get too hot, so I'm not terribly worried. Once the receiver's fixed and back in, the 275 will go back to its home atop a cabinet in my office.You are sure the MC275 will not get to hot if switched on? I know how much heat my MC275 release during operation and I would be a little bit nervous if the amp is so tight build into the rack.
Addition of a SimAudio Moon 260D transport.