New Mc Products?
 

Pretty sure we'll hear something between now & CEDIA.

So curious about that new TT.

Maybe a new C1000 or MVP881 replacement?

Well the MVP881 is going bye, bye. :wave:

Headphones amp please! Oh, a media player too!

How about just hiring some good QC people?

I would like to see if there would be interest to two products:

One would be a stand-alone equalizer. When I read the product descriptions of the C500 and C1000 preamps, the comparagraphs indicate "external" equalization. But McIntosh doesn't really offer anything like that. It can be done with the MEN220, but I'm thinking of something more conventional: a traditional parametric equalizer with knobs.

Another would be a control amplifier without turntable inputs. Just a simple preamp, made more affordable by the absence of MC and MM circuitry.

A big +1 on this one :thumbsup: I think it would also be nice to have the tone controls like the C50 and at least in a tube version, be able to switch off the phono section if not totally removed.


:D

What will be saying hello then? :scratch2:

MVP891 with 3D and dual HDMI 1.4?

MS750 replacement. The MS3000 - 3TB music server :D

Are there any plans to replace the C220? I assume that the next model will be the C230 (as long as Mercedes doesn't have a problem with that name).

+1

I like my MVP881 a lot. The video is superb both DVD and BR, better than the Ayre D1xe which surprised me greatly. As far as 3D is concerned I don't ever go to 3D movies, don't like to wear the glasses and 3D doesn't do much for me. As far as audio is concerned, it's my main disc spinner and its sound is superb, better than my old Ayre D1xe or my old MF DM25 Transport/DAC. I have my MCD1100 set to the USB input for computer audio and I don't like to change the input. Your going to be paying a lot more for that 3D capability and a little bit more speed. One thing I have noticed about the MVP881, it is built like a tank and weighs 30 lbs. It is very low noise and has a very excellent power supply. I'll be keeping mine for a while. SACD's sound great. Measured jitter is 243 picoseconds compared to around 400 for my older Ayre and MF pieces. 243 picoseconds is a very good number.

I am looking forward to the droid app that was supposed to be done in July

Plus 2

Already? Seems like it just came out...

Jamie.......I had the same thought when I read this. If I just shelled out $8.5K for the MVP881, I would be torqued.

I can hardly wait to see the price tag on the (let's call it the) MVP891. :yikes:

Pete

With all the features in the 881, if they upgraded the DAC's to 1100 levels and provided access to the DAC's I would think they could up the price on the next version a bit and still justify the price. Many of us forked out for the 1100's which were a hefty increase over the MCD-500.

Jim

+2

I am starting to feel the QC is not like it used to be.

Yeah, I was annoyed the last time around, when shortly after buying my 871, the 881 came out and my 871 was suddenly being sold for $2500 new, and much less used. It was part of the reason I decided to pass on the 881... but once the 891 (or whatever) comes out, I suppose I could find an 881 for much less. We shall see.

Yes, if the machine offered the performance and flexibility of the 1100 with DVD, BR, etc they could charge pretty serious coin and justify it. :yes:


Pete

That's why I don't see the value in paying the premium for the high-tech equipment. I'm better off buying the new generation of Denon every time they release something new. By the time McIntosh is done designing the glass plate it is already obsolete.

:D
Does anybody know what DACs McIntosh is using in 881?
Also, I think McIntosh should improve on is completely passive cooling in their BluRay players for maximally quiet operation. With so much real estate inside the over sized chassis they can afford to drop a giant heatsink in there. Will add to the weight too for that extra audiophile warm feeling of quality :smoking:

Need upgrade option for MX150
 

Since the Denon AVP and Classe CP-800 can both be shipped back for retrofitting/upgrading at user expense, then McIntosh needs to offer that to owners of the MX150 that desire HDMI 1.4a. While I have no interest in 3D, I would assume that there are many out there that would like to be able to have a $12,500 pre-pro that is up-to-date as well as keeping its resale value up.

MikeSp

This is one of the big reasons I chose my D2v...the ability to upgrade. No way in hades would I spend 12k on something that's not upgradable and will eventually be obsoleted by newer codecs and tech. :no:

I really like my MVP881. Don't want to pay extra for the 3D but like the BR feature very much. Ordinary DVD's and DVD music video's are simply superb. Built like a tank, has excellent power supply, DAC's, and very low distortion/jitter. I've never heard the fan come on. Sounds much the same as my MCD1100 on most discs to me. SACD's sound superb. Price is very reasonable for a universal player. If you want the latest HDMI I'd buy something cheaper that could easily be replaced when the next version came out. No universal player will ever be the match of the latest dedicated DAC of the MCD1100 ilk. The MVP881 is a very good value.

+3 on the Quality control issues. I really can't believe the issues I've had with many new products. Sad state of affairs. Once, they took back a brand new C50 from me and had the balls to repair it rather than replace it. That leaves me with essentially "B" stock.

What was wrong with your C50 Penthouse?

The quality issues I had/have with the MXA60, specially with the subpar paintjob of the speakers (minor but annoying) , and the smearing of the glass front on the inside (annoying) are frankly unacceptable for such an expensive product.

The trouble with the glass front is partly resolved by the importer...however, it was not a pleasant experience, and frankly I cannot bring myself to return the unit again and be treated like a difficult customer...I solved that problem for them...I'll go and shop in Germany for McIntosh products. Nevertheless, and I can only speak for myself, McIntosh has to up its game when it comes to quality control before I will consider forking over a lot of money for their products.

THX for indulging me this minor rant. And in returning to the original intent of this thead...what I would like to see are new McIntosh products that set the benchmark when it comes to QC or QA or whatever one wants to call it.

New speakers?!?!?!?
 

I beleive somewhere on AA, Ivan posted Mc was looking at launching a new line of "reasonably priced" speakers.....is this still the case? :scratch2:

They are overdue to introduce an affordable line.

McIntosh needs to make a line of subwoofers, putting together in one component their amplifier/speaker expertise. I don't know anything about JL Audio. I asked my dealer who is quite knowledgeable, he said he had sold JL forever and thought them to be good subwoofers but nothing spectacular. I don't know why Mac doesn't make a line of subwoofers. Application of their room correction technology to a line of active subwoofers would seem ideal.

I find it very surprising that your dealer would refer to JL Audio subwoofers as "good, but nothing spectacular."

Many, including myself, will tell you that JL is the only subwoofer line that they consider to be "spectacular." While there are other manufacturers catching up to what JL has achieved with their home audio subwoofers they are, in my opinion, still considered to be the reference standard in sound quality and output capability against which all others are compared. Countless end user and professional reviews easily support this statement.

I am not suggesting that McIntosh could not make excellent subwoofers if they choose to, but JL Audio already manufactures some of the finest examples to be manufactured to date.

I am sure that others will offer their opinion on this as well.

I'm not sure "affordable" is in McIntosh's vocabulary. :D

At this time, as a new product, I'd settle for the new software for the mcd1100

:lurk:

The XLS340 and XLS360 were never affordable but with even those gone from the lineup it's a pretty big jump from the XLS320 to the XR200.