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mx110z

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    Mx110z selenium rectifier replacement

    I've recently bought a McIntosh mx110z that still has the old selenium rectifiers id like to take precautions in changing them out with silicone diodes but am inexperienced in how it should be wired with a diode bridge if anyone has an example I could follow any help would be appreciated. A few...
    • PLUTD
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    • diode rectifier mcintosh mx110z preamp rectifier selenium rectifier
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: McIntosh Audio
  2. K

    MX110 Transformer: source for rebuild

    I’ve run into a McIntosh MX110 with a failed secondary on the transformer. One half of the high voltage secondary measures 40 Ohms and the other half is open circuit (high voltage secondary is the red taps). Audible symptom is that the unit has a hum. I observe a 60Hz ripple on the high...
  3. Alfmonster

    Audio Research AR3 with Mac4100 / MC225

    Has anyone paired an Acoustic Research AR3 with a mac4100 or a MC225/MX110z combo? And if so, any thoughts regarding the pairing?
  4. Alfmonster

    MX110z Tube positions and recommendations

    Hello AK, I’m trying to get more familiar with the MX110z and have been a bit confused by the tube positions. Unfortunately most all of the tube ID is gone from the preamp. Is there something to explain this a bit more simpler than the schematic? I’ve also read that the most significant...
    • Alfmonster
    • Thread
    • mcintosh mcintosh mx110z mx110 tube mx110z tube preamp tube rolling preamplifier
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: McIntosh Audio
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    Help needed! MX-110Z issue with motorboating in one channel!

    Hi! This just started up that between the two phono inputs and also the tape head input on the selector, a popping noise has turned into (in particular PH1) a motorboating, woofer excursioning event that has scared the pants off me! Also it's only on the left channel It only happens during the...
  6. Alfmonster

    Mac4100 compared to MC2505/MX110z

    I’ve been recently obsessing over the MC2505/250 for one reason or another. For those who have heard both - I’ve been very curious to know how restored to spec Mac4100 would compare to a restored to spec MC2505 or MC250 paired with a MX110z. Is there a difference between the sound quality by...
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. jaaronb

    Restored MX-110z - one channel out on phono only

    Hey folks - first and foremost, thanks to the wealth of information y’all have posted on here over the years, I’ve been enjoying the fire out of a really nice condition MX110z I picked up a few months ago. Short story is, I’ve got a nice MX-110z I’ve been rebuilding a step at a time over the...
  10. Alfmonster

    MCD7007 share between 2 systems

    Can the MCD7007 be shared between a MC225/mx110 (fixed out) and a Mac4100 (variable Output) by having one connected to the fixed output and the other to the variable output?
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