McIntosh turntable and amp combo
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https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/lifestyle/MTI100
This looks different. Cool concept for a lifestyle type system.
This looks different. Cool concept for a lifestyle type system.
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Very Interesting. Back in the day I had A LOT of vinyl, but over the years it has disappeared. Sure wish I knew where it went. I'm going to have to check with my younger sister and see if she is hoarding it! lol I'm not interested in buying it all over again, but if I still had it, I might consider something like that. Plus, my wife thinks it would look nice sitting next to our McIntosh MA252 integrated amp.McIntosh MA252 Integrated Amp, LUMIN D2 Network Music Player, Yamaha Aventage RX-A840 receiver, Emotiva XPA Gen3 2 channel amp, Polk LSiM 703 speakers. Oppo UDP-203 Blu-Ray player, Polk LSiM 705 speakers. Polk Signature S20 speakers.
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mmmm-hmmm...
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It has an amp, tube pre, dac, and turntable all in one. Its only missing an 8'track to be the perfect all in one. LOL.
No idea on pricing but it seems like a cool looking lifestyle type system. It's no Emerson or Yorx but it will do.Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's. -
$6500, per other hifi fora.
Which, in full candor, at least isn't obscenely expensive.
I wonder:
If any, most, or all of it is US-made?
Who is the tt OEM? (Doesn't appear to be Clearaudio, who by all appearances "did" their MT-5 and MT-10 tts).
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The pricing is... more than I would pay.It has an amp, tube pre, dac, and turntable all in one. Its only missing an 8'track to be the perfect all in one. LOL.
No idea on pricing but it seems like a cool looking lifestyle type system. It's no Emerson or Yorx but it will do.Analog: MoFi MasterTracker > MoFi UltraDeck > Sutherland 20/20
Digital: Cambridge CXC / Streaming > Cambridge CXN v2
MastersounD Dueventi > Rosso Fiorentino Certaldo or Arcam rHead > Hifiman HE4XX
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displayname wrote: »
Well, me too, but the price isn't outrageous.
I suspect these, e.g., are rather pricier -- although cut from similar cloth (if somewhat fancier and more design-oriented):
https://wrensilva.com/index.php?r=Work/view&id=2
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Clearly it's not cheap, but it is pretty awesome for the right customer. If you don't have a lot of space, want something simple and you have some money to burn!
Considering a standard McIntosh TT starts around $4,000, it's priced pretty good.
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Interesting that McIntosh is into the lifestyle game. Like Polk, and others, realize there is a huge market out there. Good for them!
BTW that TT looks awesome!Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
A report posted Elsewhere posits the tt is VPI (Cliffwood) OEM:
http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.php?threads/wow-is-it-april-mcintosh-mti-100.854935/page-2#post-12379337
(image from Music Direct's website)
(top view of VPI; another borrowed image)
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Interesting that McIntosh is into the lifestyle game. Like Polk, and others, realize there is a huge market out there. Good for them!
BTW that TT looks awesome!
This!!
I know it's un-audiophile of me to say but, times are changing. Things are becoming more convenient including the way we get music. We can stream lossless files for music. Even though we knock Bose, they have been doing this stuff for years from the wave radio on down. Its nice a better brand / better built companies are doing this so you can have sort of the best of both worlds. I am guilty of this with my KEF Ls50W.
I am not defending McIntosh, JBL, KEF, Klipsch, Devialet, Yamaha, Sony and several other brands but, it is kind of nice it's not just Bose and they can have some quality sound and decent build while keeping peace in the house because it looks nice or not talking up a ton of room.
In a few years, on the used market, this product might turn into a bargain especially if LP''s start loosing momentum.
Again, It's no Emerson or Yorx but it will do.
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Or maybe it's the Merlot talking. LOLKlipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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Yep. It’s a way companies get folks into the brand. Like cars and trucks, they become loyal to the brand, over time they upgrade.Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
Yep. It’s a way companies get folks into the brand. Like cars and trucks, they become loyal to the brand, over time they upgrade.
Until said brand starts producing cheaply made products because they are banking on that loyalty and want to pad their banks balances for bigger bonuses...The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Yep. It’s a way companies get folks into the brand. Like cars and trucks, they become loyal to the brand, over time they upgrade.
Like this, right?
I'm so, so sorry -- I couldn't resist!
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mhardy6647 wrote: »
Ouch! Yep that's the risk. One thing that will drive folks away from a brand is poor quality. Many companies suffer today, even though they make terrific quality products currently, because of the lasting effects of their legacy of poor quality.
Improving the reputation takes time. It requires companies to go above and beyond the competition to rebuild the brand. Sometimes even a generation of customers are lost.
Look at the reputation of some Asian companies post WW2. Some of you may remember "made in Japan" was analogous to shoddy, tacky products. Not true today.
Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
We all know verb has a chevy vega laying around somewhere.Klipsch The Nines, Audioquest Thunderbird Interconnect, Innuos Zen MK3 W4S recovery, Revolution Audio Labs USB & Ethernet, Border Patrol SE-I, Audioquest Niagara 5000 & Thunder, Cullen Crossover II PC's.
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Yeah baby!
Basement: Polk SDA SRS 1.2tl's, Cary SLP-05 Pre with ultimate upgrade,McIntosh MCD301 CD/SACD player, Northstar Designs Excelsio DAC, Cambridge 851N streamer, McIntosh MC300 Amp, Silnote Morpheus Ref2, Series2 Digital Cables, Silnote Morpheus Ref2 Series2 XLR's, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Pangea Power Cables, MIT Shotgun S3 IC's, MIT Shotgun S1 Bi-Wire speaker cables
Office: PC, EAR Acute CD Player, EAR 834L Pre, Northstar Designs Intenso DAC, Antique Sound Labs AV8 Monoblocks, Denon UDR-F10 Cassette, Acoustic Technologies Classic FR Speakers, SVS SB12 Plus sub, MIT AVt2 speaker cables, IFI Purifier2, AQ Cinnamon USB cable, Groneberg Quatro Reference IC's
Spare Room: Dayens Ampino Integrated Amp, Tjoeb 99 tube CD player (modified Marantz CD-38), Analysis Plus Oval 9's, Zu Jumpers, AudioEngine B1 Streamer, Klipsch RB-61 v2, SVS PB1000 sub, Blue Jeans RCA IC's, Shunyata Hydra 8 Power Conditioner
Living Room: Peachtree Nova Integrated, Cambridge CXN v2 Streamer, Rotel RCD-1072 CD player, Furman 15PFi Power Conditioner, Polk RT265 In Wall Speakers, Polk DSW Pro 660wi sub
Garage #1: Cambridge Audio 640A Integrated Amp, Project Box-E BT Streamer, Polk Tsi200 Bookies, Douglas Speaker Cables, Shunyata Power Conditioner
Garage #2: Cambridge Audio EVO150 Integrated Amplifier, Polk L200's, Analysis Plus Silver Oval 2 Speaker Cables, IC's TBD. -
We all know verb has a chevy vega laying around somewhere.
Keep a Vega away from salt and ice, and they weren’t so bad. Salt from a single order of French fries would be enough to burn straight through the metal on them.The Cosworth Vegas weren’t so bad, and a lot of fun to drive..
The Gear... Carver "Statement" Mono-blocks, Mcintosh C2300 Arcam AVR20, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, Sony XBR70x850B 4k, Polk Audio Legend L800 with height modules, L400 Center Channel Polk audio AB800 "in-wall" surrounds. Marantz MM7025 stereo amp. Simaudio Moon 680d DSD
“When once a Republic is corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles; every other correction is either useless or a new evil.”— Thomas Jefferson -
Chevy Verga?
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They weren't much better at rusting out than their rival...the Pinto.
I grew up during those times and watched them all rust away. The little mustangs did it too. SAD times for American made cars for sure. 
Back to the Mac attack.
Who designed the layout to have frikn hot tubes where your hand and arm will be EVERY TIME x2 when you play a record?
Come-on-man!
Most people just listen to music and watch movies. I EXPERIENCE them. -
They weren't much better at rusting out than their rival...the Pinto. I grew up during those times and watched them all rust away. The little mustangs did it too. SAD times for American made cars for sure.
Back to the Mac attack.
Who designed the layout to have frikn hot tubes where your hand and arm will be EVERY TIME x2 when you play a record?
Come-on-man!
Actually, I don't think the tubes get very hot at all. I believe they are just used for the preamp. I have this McIntosh integrated amp and the tubes don't get hot at all.
McIntosh MA252 Integrated Amp, LUMIN D2 Network Music Player, Yamaha Aventage RX-A840 receiver, Emotiva XPA Gen3 2 channel amp, Polk LSiM 703 speakers. Oppo UDP-203 Blu-Ray player, Polk LSiM 705 speakers. Polk Signature S20 speakers. -
Ok then.
NICE INTEGRATED!
w/remote too. I LIKE IT!
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They weren't much better at rusting out than their rival...the Pinto. I grew up during those times and watched them all rust away. The little mustangs did it too. SAD times for American made cars for sure.
Back to the Mac attack.
Who designed the layout to have frikn hot tubes where your hand and arm will be EVERY TIME x2 when you play a record?
Come-on-man!
The small signal tubes won't be hot. They might be warm, but it wouldn't be unpleasant to touch them. Besides, the goofy looking little cages will keep one from getting too close.
