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Thanks for your advice. I just did what you suggested - connected my other speakers. The pop sound still exists. That confirms it is an amp issue. Is it normal as what the Mcintosh support said or does it harm if I can tolerate the little pop as I refrain from shipping the heavy 70 lbs amp back to the service centre.
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-repeated posting, sorry.
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Thanks for your sharing of experience. Surely, I will give it a try.
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I have a pair of Sopra 2's and am using Bryston 7B SST2's. I auditioned them with the MAC 452 and it is a very sweet combo. I'm partial to the Bryston's but would have bought the 452 (about $3.5K less than the new Bryston 7B3's) had I been looking for an amp when I bought the Sopra's.
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Hi everyone.
I'm running 1028be with a MA6500 most of the time. It's a nice combination that takes a little bit of the edge off of the highes. 'Laid back' is the way I'd describe it. I tried a few lower cost amps that were unable to tame the BE tweeters and the Mac was able to do exactly that. Prior to the MA6500 I was using a Rogue Cronus Magnum. Blew a fuse in the Rogue and it never returned to rotation...until yesterday. I decided to try using it just as a preamp because I've yet to pop the fuse in so I can bias it. It's feeding directly into the amp section of the MA6500. It could be "expectation bias", but I'd swear it just brought the whole system to life. It's seems like there is great separation to individual instruments and they sound more like...instruments. Vocals sound more life like. Everything just sounds more 'live', at least as far as jazz is concerned. The only drawback is preamp tube I'm using seems to reduce bass impact. Sort of a pain since the Mac wasn't phenomenal in that area in the first place. Odd situation to be in now because I'm enjoying the combo. Good problem to have though, right?
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System l MacBook Air - Oppo BDP-105D - Audioquest Golden Gate - McIntosh MA6500 - Cardas Crosslink - Focal 1028Be II System ll AppleTV - Cambridge Audio DacMagic+ - Audioquest Evergreen - Rogue Audio Cronus Magnum - Audioquest Type 4 - Fostex Kanspea FF105WK |
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I am new here, so hello : ) Anyways, I have the 1038BE's with an MC452 and c2500 pre and love the combo! Don't buy into the hype that the beryllium tweeter always means "harsh" highs.
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joey_corleone... Welcome to AA!
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Ivan FLORIDA MX136, MC1.2KW(10) MC2KW(2), MCD1100, MS750(2) MVP881, C1000C/P/T, MPC1500, HT-2 SUBS(2) HT3F(2) WS350(2) XRT2K, XCS2K, XR27(2) XCS350(2) JL GOTHAM v2 SUBS(2) SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, LUMAGEN RADIANCE SCALER, SONY VPH-G90U 4K PROJECTOR, STEWART 120" MOTORIZED SCREEN, CINEMA-TECH SEATING, WW PLATINUM CABLES Reference System: ACCUPHASE A300 AMPS, C3900 PRE-AMP, DP1000 CD/SACD TRANSPORT, DC1000 DIGITAL PROCESSOR, DG-68 DIGITAL EQUALIZER, T1200 FM STEREO TUNER, PS1230 POWER SUPPLY, HRS-SXR CUSTOM RACK w/ M3X SHELVES, TAD REFERENCE ONE MK2 LOUDSPEAKERS, WW PLATINUM CABLES CAPE COD MX150, MC501(2) MC1.2KW(10) MC2301(2) MR88, MVP881, MCD1100, MDA1000, C1000C/P/T, MPC1500, ESOTERIC K-01X 30th ANNIVERSARY (BLACK) SACD/CD PLAYER, G02-X CLOCK, HT3F(2) XRT2K, XCS2K, XR27(2) JL GOTHAM v2 SUBS(2) JL FATHOM F113v2 SUBS(4) SOUND ANCHOR STANDS(2) KALEIDESCAPE STRATO & TERRA SERVERS 80-TB, LUMAGEN RADIANCE SCALER, SONY VPH-G90U 4K PROJECTOR, STEWART 120" SCREEN, SONUS FABER STRADIVARI, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, FORTRESS SEATING, WW PLATINUM CABLES Analog Rig: CLEARAUDIO INNOVATION WOOD, UNIVERSAL ARM w/ Da VINCI' CART, 2nd UNIVERSAL ARM w/ GOLDFINGER STATEMENT CART, HRS-MXR REFERENCE RACK-GLOSS BLACK w/ M3X SHELVES, AESTHETIX RHEA SIG PHONO-PRE, BRYSTON BHA-1 HEADPHONE AMP, WW PLATINUM CABLES Reference System: BURMESTER 911MK3 AMP(3), 088 PRE-AMP, 089 CD PLAYER, 100 PHONO PRE-AMP, 948 POWER CONDITIONER, ACCUPHASE DG-68 VOICING EQUALIZER, AVID ACUTUS REFERENCE SP TT, GRAHAM PHANTOM II SUPREME ARM, BENZ MICRO LP-S CART, GRANDIOSO P1X/D1X STACK, G1X RUBIDIUM MASTER CLOCK, N05 NETWORK PLAYER, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, HRS-SXR CUSTOM RACK w/ M3X SHELVES, SONUS FABER AIDA SPEAKERS, JL FATHOM F113v2 SUBS(2) SOUND ANCHOR STANDS(2) WW PLATINUM CABLES Library System: GRANDIOSO M1 MONOBLOCK AMPS, C1 LINESTAGE PRE-AMP, K1X CD/SACD PLAYER, G1 MASTER RUBIDIUM CLOCK, E02 PHONO-PRE, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, AERIAL ACOUSTICS 20T V2, AERIAL SW12 SUBS(2), CANTON REF K1’s, VPI HRX TT w/ SDS POWER SUPPLY, ORTOFON CADENZA BLACK CART, KLAUDIO RCM, SHUNYATA DENALI 6000/S v2, SHUNYATA OMEGA QR’s, WW PLATINUM CABLES Esoteric/Bryston System: ESOTERIC C02-X PRE-AMP, P-02X TRANSPORT, D02-X DAC, G02-X CLOCK, BRYSTON 28B3 CUBED MONOBLOCK AMPS(4), BRYSTON BHA-1 HEADPHONE AMP, SHUNYATA DENALI 6000/S v2(2) EVEREST 8000 POWER CONDITIONER(2) ALTAIRA CG & SG HUBS, AMR-DP777-SE DAC, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, TAD REFERENCE ONE MK2 LOUDSPEAKERS, QUADRASPIRE RACK, WW PLATINUM CABLES Accuphase/Canton System: ACCUPHASE E800 INTEGRATED, DP570 CD/SACD PLAYER, T1200 FM STEREO TUNER, DG-68 VOICING EQUALIZER, PS530 POWER SUPPLY, CANTON REF K3’s, CANTON REF K5’s, SILENZIO MUSIC SERVER, HRS MXR REFERENCE MAHOGHANY RACK w/ M3X2 SHELVES, WW GOLD CABLES |
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joey_corleone, welcome to AA.
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Thanks everybody!
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