The ask Tin about audio thread

WhiteHawk said:
How about this Mac system. Worth it? Or is it a project system. Seems to be a pretty good price.

https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/ele/d/mcintosh-stereo-system/6371947463.html

-Geoff
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It's nice and the MC2505 is pretty damn reliable. It's one of the first solid state amps made by McIntosh. I'm not too sure about the speakers though, as McIntosh weren't really well known for their speakers. If you're shopping 'stats, you'll want 200WPC or better. The MC2505 is 70WPC IIRC.
 
Krazybones said:
Geoff - there are these being sold locally asking $1100
https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/ele/d/martin-logan-aerius-tower/6318005382.html
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I am going to look at these tomorrow. Any suggestions? He says he will hook them up to a home theater receiver for me to hear. He was using them in a 5 channel surround setup and already sold the fancy center speaker. He also said he is the original owner and that he has owned them for seven years. Is the price fair? They were $2000 new, I was going to offer him $1000 since I always value used at half new. He said he has the super expensive cables too, so maybe $1100 with those.

Thank you.

-Geoff
 
WhiteHawk said:
I am going to look at these tomorrow. Any suggestions? He says he will hook them up to a home theater receiver for me to hear. He was using them in a 5 channel surround setup and already sold the fancy center speaker. He also said he is the original owner and that he has owned them for seven years. Is the price fair? They were $2000 new, I was going to offer him $1000 since I always value used at half new. He said he has the super expensive cables too, so maybe $1100 with those.

Thank you.

-Geoff
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I have never heard these speakers personally so I cannot say much. Like Tin said you will need plenty of power to drive them.
 
WhiteHawk said:
I am going to look at these tomorrow. Any suggestions? He says he will hook them up to a home theater receiver for me to hear. He was using them in a 5 channel surround setup and already sold the fancy center speaker. He also said he is the original owner and that he has owned them for seven years. Is the price fair? They were $2000 new, I was going to offer him $1000 since I always value used at half new. He said he has the super expensive cables too, so maybe $1100 with those.

Thank you.

-Geoff
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$1000 would be a good offer for those. You don't have to worry about speaker cables. As long as they're made of copper of sufficient thickness, you'll be good. I use the CL2 stuff in the PVC jacket from Monoprice, it's pretty good. Terminate the ends with your connector of choice, usually bananas or spades. You'll see a very large amount of cable debates out there, and it often pits the audiophiles against the engineers that design audio equipment. Some cables, like RCAs will make some difference, but it has more to do with shielding stopping unwanted interference than it does some magic conductor making the music sound better.
 
same speakers are all over ebay at 800 or less last set local was 539.00 and didnt sell , huge items like that that arent easy to ship really have a low resale value
 
Tin said:
I love me some Dynacos, one of my all time favorites. You can get the correct replacement parts from Madisound. Seas still makes the woofer and tweeter 50 years later.
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I found one over there, but they said it wouldn't fit the A25's. On top of that I would still need to find someone to go through them to make sure they are in good shape. If you know of anyone let me know.
 
moneypit said:
same speakers are all over ebay at 800 or less last set local was 539.00 and didnt sell , huge items like that that arent easy to ship really have a low resale value
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Thanks for the tip. Maybe I can get them cheaper. I would be extra happy at $800. It is a bonus getting them from the original owner, though, since I am already nervous about getting used speakers.

-Geoff
 
WhiteHawk said:
Thanks for the tip. Maybe I can get them cheaper. I would be extra happy at $800. It is a bonus getting them from the original owner, though, since I am already nervous about getting used speakers.

-Geoff
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No worries with buying used speakers. Most of the ones I've bought over the years were used. As long as the owner doesn't have careless children that like to push on dust caps or play them with a clipping amplifier, all is well.
 
moneypit said:
same speakers are all over ebay at 800 or less last set local was 539.00 and didnt sell , huge items like that that arent easy to ship really have a low resale value
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How do you search for unsold stuff? Is that a moneypit secret? His might have been the $539 ad. I would like to show it to him at the least.

Thank you again.

-Geoff
 
So much for that. The guy just called me and one of them needs a new board. Amazing what happens when you tell them you want to hear them. Back to the drawing board.

-Geoff
 
So I went down Woodward and spun around to Rochester hills before coming home.

- Saw this guy named Jay at Audio dimensions. He was an audio snob. When I told him I couldn't feel the bass from the Magneplaner .7 speakers, he told me it wasn't real bass if you felt it, it was fake. So I told him I needed more fake bass. Still, those Magneplaners were the best sounding thing I heard all day running off a Rouge Audio Sphinx integrated 100WPC amp. Still wasn't loud enough for me. I think I would be happy with these and a bigger amp, though.
- Saw Pat at Alma's and heard the Martin Logan Summit speakers. I liked the sound, but I am pretty sure I want more sound out of the Martin Logan than I can afford. They had a set of Demo Summits for $8000 (didn't see the amp they ran). I still wanted it louder with more bass.
- Went to Sound Advantage in Rochester and met a part time there named Jeremy (owner Lee(?) wasn't in). After auditioning the Martin Logan's the guy told me he wouldn't recommend getting anything under the $4000 ESL-X's, because I kept complaining about base and volume with their $4000 amp. Doh! Sat in the sound room and listened to the MAC6700. Sounded awesome, even with the Mac speakers. The mid clarity couldn't touch the Magneplaners, though, even with the $10,000 McIntosh speakers with like 20 tweeters in each one. Loved the receiver though!

So I am thinking I need Magneplaners and subwoofers.

Tin - those Amps you recommended - Emotiva - were you talking about the X-series or BasX? I thought those Magnepans needed a little more than the Sphinx was pushing so I was thinking that the A-300 might do the trick (150 WPC and reasonably priced). And if not, I could trade it back in for an XPA-2. Thoughts? Thank you.

-Geoff
 
If you prefer a more bass-heavy sound, keep in mind that you can add any brand of subwoofer to compliment whatever full range speakers sound good to you. I went the DIY route and added an 18" driver to a furniture grade cabinet, along with a 2 KW mono bridged amp - nothing but smiles in small living room (16' x 22'). But there are people on AVS running of 6 of these bad boys in a slightly larger room - borderline crazy!

 
I vote for an IB manifold to compliment whatever fullrange you like best. Throw 2-4 AE18HT's in there and go find your favorite organ music...

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WhiteHawk said:
So I went down Woodward and spun around to Rochester hills before coming home.

- Saw this guy named Jay at Audio dimensions. He was an audio snob. When I told him I couldn't feel the bass from the Magneplaner .7 speakers, he told me it wasn't real bass if you felt it, it was fake. So I told him I needed more fake bass. Still, those Magneplaners were the best sounding thing I heard all day running off a Rouge Audio Sphinx integrated 100WPC amp. Still wasn't loud enough for me. I think I would be happy with these and a bigger amp, though.
- Saw Pat at Alma's and heard the Martin Logan Summit speakers. I liked the sound, but I am pretty sure I want more sound out of the Martin Logan than I can afford. They had a set of Demo Summits for $8000 (didn't see the amp they ran). I still wanted it louder with more bass.
- Went to Sound Advantage in Rochester and met a part time there named Jeremy (owner Lee(?) wasn't in). After auditioning the Martin Logan's the guy told me he wouldn't recommend getting anything under the $4000 ESL-X's, because I kept complaining about base and volume with their $4000 amp. Doh! Sat in the sound room and listened to the MAC6700. Sounded awesome, even with the Mac speakers. The mid clarity couldn't touch the Magneplaners, though, even with the $10,000 McIntosh speakers with like 20 tweeters in each one. Loved the receiver though!

So I am thinking I need Magneplaners and subwoofers.

Tin - those Amps you recommended - Emotiva - were you talking about the X-series or BasX? I thought those Magnepans needed a little more than the Sphinx was pushing so I was thinking that the A-300 might do the trick (150 WPC and reasonably priced). And if not, I could trade it back in for an XPA-2. Thoughts? Thank you.

-Geoff
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What's your budget?

I upgraded a while back and have been kicking around selling my previous stuff... I've got a pair of Dynaudio Focus 340's and a pair of Parasound JC-1 monoblocks to run them... I bought everything brand new last year and have all boxes etc...
 
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