garymd Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1212436406 Is that one of the coolest tables you've seen or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rplace Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Very cool look. Even more so if you had a rack of other Mac gear to go with it. I'd like to hear how it sounds.[8] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capo72 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 While i'm not a Mac owner, I am a Mac drooler and all I can say is WOW!! I wonder if it sounds as nice as it looks? Jeremy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 Hard to believe this is the first TT McIntosh has ever built. They certainly kept true to their unique style. If I had a rack of blue Mac meters, I'd be saving for this baby right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 that is sick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 And 78RPM. That IS ultimate cool! Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 The meter is idiotic. Good grief -- a needle pointing to 33, 45 or 78. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiser SET say Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I don't know Dean but if it has 33/13, 45 and 78 with strength to the point for speed accuracy (like radio tuning) I could see where the meter would tell you when your speed is dead on[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arky Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 mdeneen, I used that Debrox stuff last week while being sick...works pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 The meter is idiotic. Good grief -- a needle pointing to 33, 45 or 78. With a variable pitch control, how else are you going to determine speed? Perhaps mainly of interest to the 78 crowd (OK, crowd is an overstatement), but many of the older ones need significant speed correction to achieve correct pitch. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKlipschFan Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Techniques 1200 had the dots... hehehe Those were pretty cool too.. Can it do this though? LOL http://www.expertvillage.com/video/4423_turn-table-basics.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deang Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I read through the manual before I posted that -- no variable pitch -- just a dumb meter for dumb people who don't know what kind of record they're playing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiser SET say Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I read through the manual before I posted that -- no variable pitch -- just a dumb meter for dumb people who don't know what kind of record they're playing! [] Bah, now you are making my smile. I do have problems with all the 12" 45's these days[:|] So it is not tied into any kind of pitch controller? I like Mac meters but just for looks I don't think it was money well spent[] Ithought it had a cooler function like setting the speed button and then using a pitch to zero in to the target speed line[:$] (maybe I should have read fisrt like Dean!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaiser SET say Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Yes and depending on high high and how many different Mac pieces you have you could have them stacked where the meters look like a hop scotch board[] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clipped and Shorn Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 Pitch control has always been handy for transcribing, that is, to fine tune the recording to one's piano in order to verify what notes are in a chord or melody prior to writing it down. Some recordings are not actually in "tune", that is to say, the speed is slightly altered (intentionally, for reasons not all that clear to me). Another application for pitch control might be to match the wide variety of original recording speeds used by different companies in the days of 78s. These needs (33/45) are met easily with the Technics TT (78 with an available mod) among others. C&S I read through the manual before I posted that -- no variable pitch -- just a dumb meter for dumb people who don't know what kind of record they're playing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Songer Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1212436406 Is that one of the coolest tables you've seen or what? Is this a hybrid? It's only PARTIALLY plastic!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted April 7, 2008 Author Share Posted April 7, 2008 http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?anlgtabl&1212436406 Is that one of the coolest tables you've seen or what? Is this a hybrid? It's only PARTIALLY plastic!! Yes, vintage meters with a modern plastic platter. They needed the meters to justify the $8,000 price tag. You have to admit that it does look pretty darn spiffy no matter how dumb the meters might be. And of course, the faceplate. It wouldn't be a Mac without a breakable glass faceplate!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcarlton Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I first thought it was an April fools joke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I read through the manual before I posted that -- no variable pitch -- just a dumb meter for dumb people who don't know what kind of record they're playing!You are correct, then. A dumb meter. In fact, that makes the whole thing dumb and cause me to doubt the whole design. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt1stcav Posted April 7, 2008 Share Posted April 7, 2008 I agree with Dean, Mark, Ron, and others who think the meter is nothing but a silly go-faster! As much as I love Mac's big blue meters on their amps and preamps, I feel it's just too garish on a turntable IMHO. Therefor, I submit to McIntosh a redesign of the MT10's faceplate (or for any upcoming 'table updates)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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