[Volks]

In the last few months i have been looking for a new speaker to replace my Kef's......it was a long/hard choice for me.The Kef's were a great speaker and i liked them very much, but things never usually stay still in this fun hobby and i was ready for a big change.

I listened to many diff speakers:Totem Winds,B&W's,Sonus Faber Elipsa SE,Focal's, Revel Salon 2's,Mcintosh XR200's and Mcintosh XR100's.
Over time I was able to narrow it down to the Revel Salon 2's,Mcintosh XR200's and Mcintosh XR100's.......here is where it got interesting for me.......as much as the Revel salons "Rocked&Rolled" the type of music i listen to .....i found myself always going back to listen to the XR200 and XR100's and so between these to speakers i made my choice based on the fact that while the XR200 goes lower in the bass region then the XR100.....the midrange/highs were very very alike in both speakers to me.

The Mcintosh XR100 won my heart ...they have a very open wide midrange and they image like a SOB .....the bass is deep enough for me and they compliment the music genre i listen to Rock&Roll/Hard Rock/Jazz...........i just hooked them up and like most speakers they need a few hundred hours break in time,but i love what im hearing thus far......i have included some photos ,but my pics dont do justice to the BEAUTIFUL Red Walnut finish on these lovely speakers!!.....i will get a cord for the remote trigger so i can see Mcintosh light up in green on the bottom of the speakers hehhehe....im having to much fun


Along with my new XR100 speakers i figured it was time for a source upgrade.
I figured i would "Keep it in the Family" and happily picked the Mcintosh MCD1100 CDP ....most of you guys already know this is a great CDP and may have one,but of course its new for me and im enjoying the beautiful sound it is spinning at this moment on regular CD's......i can already hear an improvment over my Grant Fidelity Reference Tube CD-1000 Player Impression II.............i can only imagine how it will sound on SACD's.....think i'll pick up a few


So.......this is now my "New/Updated" System music:

PS:....Maybe a Mcintosh MT10 TT and MR88 will be next