Cornman Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Had a blast this past weekend auditioning differt gear to go with my 1980 cornwalls. Heres a list of the gear compared. 1- Hk 930 receiver 2- Pioneer SX1050 rec. 3- Marantz 2230 rec 4- Jolida 202 integrated tube amp 5- Mcintosh 2505 SS amp. 6- Akai AM3 integrated amp. All of the above were fed with the Nad bee cd player & thru a customized Conrad Johnson PV3. Could not get all the equipment on the table at one time,well over 100 lb's.in the photo; had to rotate it. Since I can not yet afford VRD"s yet, I was testing what was avialable to me. And so which of the 6 do you think was the winner? The winner was like peanut butter & jam in combo with the other component's creating a great synergy. Thank's again to all the fourm member's for the great advise, your recomendations have all been right on to my ear's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1101 Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 #4 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Spinner Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 #5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 cmon, no brainer, right? #5 the Mac had to be the one. M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lindsey Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 The only one I have heard personally is the HK and I am guessing that's not it. My guess is #5 followed closely by #4. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornman Posted November 3, 2006 Author Share Posted November 3, 2006 As usual, you guy's know the answer...Yes #5, the Mcintosh sounded best to my ears. What a jam fest it was - lot's of fun. Looking forward to seeing all of you that can make it to Luther's house tomorrow in San Antonio. Cornman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 I have a PV3! What are these special mods, and did you do them yourself? Any discernable differences after the mods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheltie dave Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Cornman, how does 5,3,1,4,6,2 sound for the ranking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRB Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 So I have my eye on a local Mc2105 and a C28...what set the McIntosh gear apart? Been thinking about acquiring some Mc equipment for a while, found these locally and would like to hear some more specifics if possible... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornman Posted November 3, 2006 Author Share Posted November 3, 2006 Thebes, the mods were done by a locall hobbyist Dr.John Day a well known modder in the Austin area. All the out put & cupling caps. were replaced with Guderman paper in oil caps & the phono stage has metalized caps. The standard volume control was replaced by a 27 mm Alps Blue Velvet; tubes are Tungsol, Brimar, GE. This being my first pre. I cant speak about the differences from the stock version, but do know I like what it did for my system regardless of which amp it is coupled with. Dave, my sequence of ranking would be - 1- Mc. 2- HK930 3- Akai 4- Jolida 5- Sx1050 6- Marantz GRB, as for what set's the Mc. apart, - a sonic signature that more real, more naturall, more detailed, more revealing. I dont have the experience that most of the guys here have to give a detailed description, but I just plan liked it & not buy a small margin. I knew from the info I had read it could be better but I was actuall surprised by -How Much Better. I hope these comments will be usefull to other beginners. I could have saved a lot of money by just buying the Mc. from the start, but I would have missed out on the learning process that goes along with this audio evolution. My next step will be to Install some high quality crossover in the Cornwalls, & I think I will be very content with the sound. Famous last words - Right - Cornman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRB Posted November 3, 2006 Share Posted November 3, 2006 Cornman, thanks for the description. Think I may be spending some cash...And yeah, from what I have seen those are very famous last words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 No big shock here. Mac amps go very well with Heritage - it is a natural match! If you think that's good and don't want to spend any more money, don't ever listen to Heritage driven by Mac toobs..........hehehehehehehe[] The VRDs aren't bad either..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 "...aren't bad either..."...[] [] Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebes Posted November 4, 2006 Share Posted November 4, 2006 Thanks for the details on the PV3. Especially getting rid of that awefull volumne knob that is stock on these things. Maybe I'll use these mods as a winter soldering project. Haven't set anything electronic on fire in months now. When you go to do the xover upgrades PM DeanG one of our resident xover craftsman. Also, there is some sort of attenuator or something some folks like. PM 3dZapper about that and he'll fill you in. Finally, do a search function on Corny mods, there's tons of info here on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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