Another cheap 2 channel system

Ricardo
Ricardo Posts: 10,636
edited February 2010 in The Clubhouse
Not mine; someone jump on this!!

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  • concealer404
    concealer404 Posts: 7,440
    edited February 2010
    Bah... peanuts!
    I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.

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  • gelinas
    gelinas Posts: 226
    edited February 2010
    WOW! 110 drivers in each line array speaker and 2,000 watt McIntosh monoblocks powering each one...
    the decadence!
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited February 2010
    I don't know what it is, but I can never get jazzed over McIntosh.....I'm not bashing them as I have almost no experience with them....but I just can't get excited about thier gear.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • cincycat13
    cincycat13 Posts: 882
    edited February 2010
    Dang! Do you suppose the guy will trade me straight up with my "new" 2 channel ... or maybe mine plus a little $$$ ?

    Scratch the trade...I just got my electric bill....
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,210
    edited February 2010
    I am sure he is a smart man and did'nt spend to much on cables to run that system,you know just some run of the mill power cords/some speaker wire off the spool from the local Home Depot and some IC's from Ace Hardware.

    Cause we have all learned there is no "DIFFERENCE" in performance with expensive cables.

    Oh I almost forgot he really wasted his money on all of it anyways he could have saved a ton of money for the same quality of sound with the "HIGH END" Emotiva line..

    End of Sarcasm,

    Peace to all.
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  • Pauly
    Pauly Posts: 4,519
    edited February 2010
    GWAD! *Drool*


    Pauly
    Life without music would♭
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  • Ricardo
    Ricardo Posts: 10,636
    edited February 2010
    TroyD wrote: »
    I don't know what it is, but I can never get jazzed over McIntosh.....I'm not bashing them as I have almost no experience with them....but I just can't get excited about thier gear.

    BDT

    Funny. I feel the same thing. I have NEVER heard any McIntosh gear, but they are never in my list or dreams. I think it's because I hate the looks.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,210
    edited February 2010
    I myself love the look of it. If you could tone the lights down when needed or wanted would be a nice.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,806
    edited February 2010
    See, I'd be all over that but...he only has one and I want two, in case one breaks. Oh well, the search continues!
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    You're just jealous 'cause the voices don't talk to you!
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  • mopar paul
    mopar paul Posts: 277
    edited February 2010
    Funny how taste range. I absolutely love the looks of McIntosh stuff-maybe it reminds me of an old classic car. If you haven't heard some of their stuff you should sometime-it is truly remarkable with the right speakers (not macs). I heard some with the top of the line B&W's and it was the lowest noise floor I have EVER heard-dynamics were awesome. I called the bank and they said "uh, NO". If McIntosh had free financing I think they would sell a lot more stuff.
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  • superjunior
    superjunior Posts: 1,632
    edited February 2010
    60k is just a tad out of my price range :p
    panasonic th-50pz85u
    pioneer elite vsx-92txh
    pioneer elite bdp-05fd
    emotiva xpa-3
    monster power hdp 2550
    sa 8300 hd dvr
    sda 2b's
    fronts - rti a9's
    center - csi a6
    surrounds - fxi a6's
    sub - polk dsw pro 600
    harmony one
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  • anhchungdoan
    anhchungdoan Posts: 760
    edited February 2010
    Ricardo wrote: »
    Funny. I feel the same thing. I have NEVER heard any McIntosh gear, but they are never in my list or dreams. I think it's because I hate the looks.


    Beautiful deco for Xmas time but Emo stuff is only a fraction of the cost and they have the same lighting effects. +1 for Emo folks. Think blue lights.
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  • Rivrrat
    Rivrrat Posts: 2,101
    edited February 2010
    Unfortunately, the only time I've heard any McIntosh gear it should've been wonderful, but it wasn't. It was some nice old tube gear driving homemade speakers that I'd say were along the lines of Cerwin Vega stuff.

    He was proud of it's bass whomp.
    My equipment sig felt inadequate and deleted itself.
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  • Hawkeye
    Hawkeye Posts: 1,313
    edited February 2010
    I've heard a duplicate of this system. Frankly, I don't care for McIntosh speakers at all. They seemed very sterile and non involving. Wow, can I say that being a Mac fan-boy?

    I guess at this point I'm supposed to get angry at the folks who don't like McIntosh, right? Sorry, not going to happen today:D You can turn off all the lights if one desires it. I've never turned mine off, I paid for the lights and want to see them!

    Gordon
    2 Channel -
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  • polkatese
    polkatese Posts: 6,767
    edited February 2010
    For someone who had spent $190K on a system you would think the seller would have been around Agon more, and have more than 3 feedbacks.

    just sayin'
    I am sorry, I have no opinion on the matter. I am sure you do. So, don't mind me, I just want to talk audio and pie.
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  • TNRabbit
    TNRabbit Posts: 2,168
    edited February 2010
    Meh~
    TNRabbit
    NO Polk Audio Equipment :eek:
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    Ashly 1001 Active Crossover
    Rane PEQ-15 Parametric Equalizers x 2
    Sunfire Cinema Grand Signature Seven
    Carver AL-III Speakers
    Klipsch RT-12d Subwoofer
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  • comfortablycurt
    comfortablycurt Posts: 6,745
    edited February 2010
    That's a great budget minded way to get into 2 channel on the cheap.

    I'm tempted to buy it.
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    Marantz UD5005 universal player
    Parasound Halo P5 preamp
    Parasound HCA-1200II power amp
    PolkAudio LSi9's/PolkAudio SDA 2A's/PolkAudio Monitor 7A's
    Audioquest Speaker Cables and IC's
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