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mcintosh mc225

  1. Alfmonster

    MC225 slight buzzing right channel

    I recently started playing the MC225 through some horn speakers and started picking up slight buzzing in the right channel. I switched RCA L/R plugs as well as the speaker wires to make sure and have found that it is definitely coming from the MC225 Right channel. another trouble shooting I...
  2. Alfmonster

    Headphone amp for McIntosh MX110z

    I recently acquired an Audeze LCD-2 (pre fazor rev2) and wanted to find a headphone amp to use with my McIntosh MX110z. Has anyone had any successes in pairings that worked well? Been reading about Schiit Audio Magni Heresy and the Vali 2+ but wasn’t sure about how it would work with the...
    • Alfmonster
    • Thread
    • audeze audeze lcd-2 headphone amp mc225 mcintosh mcintosh mc225 mcintosh mx110z mx110z
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Headphones
  3. Alfmonster

    AmpRX Brownbox for vintage tube Amps

    Has anyone on here used the AmpRX Brownbox (https://www.amprx.net/product.html) with a vintage tube amplifier? It was originally made for voltage regulation for vintage guitar tube amps. Also, does anyone know for certain if these things output Sine Waveforms or does it output square...
    • Alfmonster
    • Thread
    • amprx brownbox brownbox mc225 mcintosh mcintosh mc225 mx110z tube amp voltage regulators
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Tube Audio
  4. Alfmonster

    MC225 transformer heat

    Other MC225 owners, how hot does the transformers on your mc225 get during 6 hours of use? Mine stays warm to the touch for about 3 hours - Anything beyond that it gets hot. At around 6 you can still touch the transformer for a little bit - but can’t leave your hand on it like you could at...
    • Alfmonster
    • Thread
    • mc225 mcintosh mcintosh mc225 mcintosh tube amplifier
    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: McIntosh Audio
  5. Alfmonster

    Recommendation for MC225 external VU meters

    To prevent overloading the MC225, I was wondering if anyone had recommendations of external VU meters of some sort or other power output monitor. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
    • Alfmonster
    • Thread
    • mc225 mcintosh mcintosh mc225 tube amp tube amp help vu meter
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: McIntosh Audio
  6. Alfmonster

    McIntosh MX110Z and C20 (later model)

    Hi, I've been wanting to get a tube preamp for quite some time and am now able to go either way between an MX110Z or a c20. Both have been looked over and meets or exceeds original specs. Perhaps what is causing a pause from going with the mx110z is the cosmetics. The gold lettering is...
    • Alfmonster
    • Thread
    • c20 mc225 mcintosh mcintosh c20 mcintosh mc225 mcintosh mx110z mr78 mx110 mx110 tube tube preamp
    • Replies: 18
    • Forum: Tube Audio
  7. Alfmonster

    Mc225 to c27 stereo wiring help

    Hello AK! I’ve recently changed my speaker wiring setup to go from the mc225 amp to the c27 preamp so I could use the headphone output. I’m reaching out to the AK community to see if maybe someone has experience with biwiring to the speakers directly from the preamp — and perhaps would be kind...
    • Alfmonster
    • Thread
    • bi-wiring c27 mc225 mcintosh mcintosh c27 mcintosh mc225 preamp speaker wiring
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: McIntosh Audio
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