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Originally Posted by Questortapes74

Hello. Seeing this thread and being a McIntosh owner including the C52, I thought that I would chime in my thoughts. I have a pair of MCD550 CD players and was interested in a comparison of the preamp's analog vs. DAC digital channels and connected the devices accordingly to the preamp (see photos below). Using my reference CD (a pair of The Steve Davis Project --- Quality Of Silence, DMP Records), I proceeded to A --- B switch between the 2 blindfolded with a friend doing the switching. I also had my friend blindfolded and I took the helm of the switching of the channels. Both myself and my friend were amazed at the consistency in the sound reproduction as well as the level of transparency in the music between the 2 channels. This was a very enjoyable experience and again quite a surprise. Thanks...

That is a serious rack! Enjoy...