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Hi, I have sort of been looking at the McIntosh Ma-6100 for my Heresys but am wondering if its actually worth the investment? So far I have had had powering my Heresys' Mac 4100, yes it was McIntosh but was not really overly impressed Sansui 9090 and 9090DB both sounded very sweet Luxman M-120 C-120 sounded sweet but again liked the 9090's better. Luxman R-115 sounds great it would be a tie or better then the 9090's Yamaha 1020 again did not really get the natural sound Yamaha r-2000 a freaking animal and did not like that sound at all All the above with the exception of the R-115 and rge R-2000 had been professionally serviced if that would make a difference. I have always wanted a McIntosh but at times I think is it really worth the investment? My other speakers are the KG3 and I have had the 9090 hooked up to those and also loved that sound..... TIA

Have a R-115 hooked up to my Heresy's and they sound fantastic. Im sure that the R-117 would sound the same but I really do not think that all the extra power from the 117 would be needed for any Klipsch speakers. I bought my R-115 in 2017 with the remote, extender receiver and extra cables off CL for $125

Hi, I see a nice rebuild Pioneer M-90 in my area and was almost thinking about looking at it, I was wondering if any one had a M-90 amp / C90 preamp running the Herseys and how they would sound? TIA, JjR

Hi, I just bought a 2040 that has some lamps out and I was wondering if the OEM ones were still available and if so where could I get them? If there not what bulbs should be used and where can I get them? Two dial lamps are out and the three bi-pin lamps for the meters are out. TIA, John

Gave up CD's a long time ago (went from vinyl to back up to CD then just MP3 or FLAC). Just about 10 minutes ago I turned up the D2 ( EQ set at flat) to 50, 2505 set at mid range on the volume for the first time. Yikes! Also have tried the D2 's FM tuner and sounds great. Or let me revise my question, is it worth spending the money for a pre-amp to play the D2 through? Would I get any better sound? Thanks , John

I'm just wondering if its worth even to spend the money for a pre-amp or tuner w/ preamp? The D2 has a FM tuner in it and I live in Chicago so all stations are basically loud and clear. Should I spend the money for a preamp and why? FWIW The records are all stored away safe and sound. TIA, John

Thanks all for the info, the reason I brought up the subject as I saw a set of new III's on Ebay for $1100 if I remember correctly w/ free shipping. My old originals would make some killer garage speakers. The cabinets are still in pretty good shape but I would never consider doing a cosmetic restoration on those. John

I was told years ago that the original Heresy speakers were the better of them all. But I have forgotten why? Also is this still true? TIA, John

Thanks all for the info, I'm a old dude so loud is not my forte, unless I have a few pops in me ;-) The heresy speakers are in my bedroom and I just listed to quiet classical music. The Kg3 goes in the garage and those maye be abused a mite. JJohn

Hi, I have a pair of Kg3 speakers for the garage and just purchased a 9090 (has not been delivered yet) will I have any problem using that receiver with the Sansui as I know that the Kg3 speakers are not watt rates as much as the 9090 can put out. Same question goes for the Heresy speakers as I have those in the home and am in process of getting another 9090 to go with them. FWIW after having a Sansui 7070 I really liked the sound through the Heresy as well as the Kg3 speakers so I figured that I would upgrade a bit. I looked for a nice 8080 but came across a couple 9090s that looked to be well take care of. One is a 9090 and the other is a 9090db. TIA, John

Hello, I have a Mcintosh Mac 4100 that works perfectly but it does have a very slight hum when it's on. The unit is about 2' from my bed. I really never noticed it before but that could be because when I purchased the unit the weather was still warm out and my windows were usually open so normal outside noise may have masked it? Now that its winter and everything is closed up I really notice the hum. Its not like its a real loud noise but once my ears tuned to the freq I hear it more. So if you are a 4100 owner could I ask you if you have your unit turned on with the volume off if you hear a hum with your ear to the cabinet or say a few feet away? TIA, JjR

My Mcintosh is about 2' from my bed ,that way all I have to do is roll over to operate it. I will often listen to it overnight. I do notice a extremely soft hum. I know that it is most likly normal but wanted to hear fron some others about it. The unit perform's flawlessly and as I mentioned it is extremely soft. You can only hear it in the middle of the night with the sound low. I usually listen to it with the volume at the 1'st notch of the volume knob. Thanks for any input!

No I do not need another MP3 player. I'm extremely pleased with the Zen which also happed to be actually rated as better sounding than the Pod.

No I do not need another MP3 player. I'm extremely pleased with the Zen which also happed to be actually rated as better sounding than the Pod.

I do not want to play anything from my PC as it is downstairs. If I wanted to change somthing that would mean I would have to go dowwnstairs to do it. I have the charger hooked up to the Zen , the problem is that you can not leave the charger on all the time when the unit is not playing. Plus the extra wires. So I the reason that I asked in the first place is if there was a AC HD unit that would do basically the same thing. That I could leave hooked up to my receiver and free up the Zen. Plus it would look nicer than just having the charger wires and Zen laying there all the time.