Boxx

My compliments... Beautiful speakers....

Welcome to the forum. My preference is McIntosh... I'll be happy to help if I can.

All vinyl tonight. The tubes are warm and ready to play. No plans for dinner, only drinks and snacks. First round is on me. Enjoy the weekend and the 4th.

Sounds like a great outing. I hope the venue is a good one.

Hey Dennie, This is an older thread... Nevertheless, the M-80 is a great amp. The meters are a real show off. I'm going to use my for an outdoor run for some speakers on my patio. That is if I ever get up the energy to do the project.

Outstanding... Congratulations... great cake

Well said Glenn... very thoughtful and well written. And you didn't have to resort to blaming "George Bush" for the problem.

Excellent looking amp's. Have you noticed any excessive heat build up, from the way the amp's are placed in your cabinet?

I'll take one anyway....

I agree with Dennie... It is worth looking into...

The IMAX version... 3-D!!! Dennie LOL, several times!

The IMAX version...

Just saw Boxx's system profile, Holy Crap! hahaha....agreed, ditch all the Mcintosh and Palladiums for the greater good. I've always wanted to hear the XRT 18, I've read some awesome things about it. I'm going to have to settle for Roger Waters and his "Wall" tour that is coming to DFW in November. No garage sale yet...

Personally, I have enjoyed the 125 the most with my older McIntosh equipment and played over the AR3a speakers that I had restored. The Music Hall TT is very well suited for the tube equipment. Both TT's have modest cartridges, but they sound good to me.

Finally saw this one last week... Odd movie, yet some what unnerving.

I saw two old classics yesterday: Gung Ho Sink the Bismarck

I have had a lot of success, with my McIntosh C32. It is the only unit that I have that has a front panel expander dial. I use it often, especially when I have my IPod connected.

I'll be interested to see if The Pacific is ready for DVD release by Christmas of this year. I enjoyed the DVD release of Band of Brothers because of all the extra features that came with it.

Now I know what you guy's are talking about. Thanks for the pic.

Care to expand on that? Given DSD has the ability to carry even more information than analog tape, the ability to exceed the vinyl, with it's extreme limitations of dynamics, would be expected. I am assuming there are deficencies in the SACD. What are they? Dave Oh yes, I can expand on that.. I really didn't explain myself very well. When I listen to my DSOTM SACD on my HT System, it does sound powerful and is an experience. I have been very pleased with the match up that I have with my McIntosh equipment and my Palladium speakers. Powerful is an understatement. When I listen to vinyl, in this case, to DSOTM, I use my tube system. With DSOTM (and with most all other albums I play). When played with my McIntosh C2200 tube preamplifier, with two McIntosh 275 tube amp's, employing a pair of McIntosh XRT 18 speakers, the result is pretty impressive. I conservatively use a Basis 1400 w/RB300 Tonearm/Incognito wired (Dynavector 10X5 MC) as my turntable for now. DSOTM sounds excellent every time I play it. No worries about analog limitations. For some reason, the XRT speakers, with those 32 tweeters, makes up for any shortcomings that analog technology may present. Vinyl played in this setting is hard to describe and very pleasing to hear. In addition, when I play my vinyl DSOTM album, using my HT system with Palladium speakers (in two channel, with my Music Hall MMF-7/Pro-ject 9 Tonearm/Grado Platinum Cartridge) the end result is also remarkable. I am not a convert to the thinking that DSD and its abilities is superior to analog (with its extreme limitations of dynamics). "It is what it is" and I like both. So, there you go.... I suppose it depends on how you hear it and how it is delivered to you, that is most important. I see no deficencies in my SACD at this time.... "Play on...." Boxx

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Nice score! $40 Cornwalls do exist and they also appear to be in very good shape. It's one of the reasons I keep going to garage sales.... just in case.... What a great story....

I have the DSOTM 30th Anniversary Edition. It is reissued as a Hybrid SACD in 5.1. While I will always fall back to the vinyl experience of this album, the SACD is a real experience.... very powerful.

Give it a shot... You have nothing to lose... It may well workout to your satisfaction.

I'm going to give it a try... I'll give you a report as to how well I did