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looking at the block diagrams of both c1100 and mp1100,
c1100 uses 3 tubes per channel for a total of 6 tubes for the phono stage. 1 for mm, 1 for mc and another these two feed into. c1100 is unbalanced for the phono section. There is an unbalanced to balanced converter after the unbalanced input selector which the phono inputs are connected to. mp1100 uses 2 tubes per channel for a total of 4 tubes. It is not very detailed on the block diagram but mcintosh clams fully balanced from input to output. I am not sure how equalization and filters are done in balanced. they are surely different designs. c1100 appears to be a more minimalistic design with more tube influence whereas the mp1100 has more solid state components and also fully balanced. It seems the amplification for low output mc cartridges are done in solid state at least. Mcintosh doesn't offer any turntables with balanced interconnects, nor does the mp1100 has balanced input connectors for the phono inputs. Phono cartridges are neither balanced, nor single ended. they are actually floating and can be differential. I wouldn't be surprised if c1100 beats mp1100 in sound. |
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I own MP1100 for one and a half month and I should tell that it is significant difference from build in phono of my C52. Especially when you listen to properly recorded old time (70-80) vinyl (japan made are the best).
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Analog: McIntosh MT10 with SME V tonearm and Van den Hull Colibri XGP Gold MC cartridge which is paired with McIntosh MP1100 phonopreamp; Digital:modified Mac mini as Roon server with Uptone JS-2 Linear Power Supply which is connected to Berkeley Audio Design Alpha USB with Curious USB cable and then by Transparent Audio 110ohm Premium AES/EBU cable to Berkeley Audio Design Alpha DAC Reference series 2; BD/SACD/CD player OPPO 205 (which also works as home theatre processor), Preamp:Dan D’Agostino Progression preamp, Amplifiers: 2 Dan D’Agostino Progression monoblock power amps, Speakers: Wilson Audio Alexx, Power unit: Nordost QBase Qb8 Mark II, QKore 6 earth unit Audio Cables: Transparent Audio G5 Reference SC and balanced IC, the rest are all G5 Ultra Power Cables: OMVLabs, Nordost |
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Very nice set-up. Impressive.
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Very cool. You mention the build is different from the C52. How are you liking it so far? I'm thinking about mating one with my 60th Anniversary C22 preamp but don't know if that would be a worthwhile endeavor.
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Wonderful system. You are clearly getting the best out of your MP1100. Thanks for sharing your opinion. I wholeheartedly agree with your opinion of [emoji627] classic rock pressings. I find it interesting they are only 140 gram weight at best. Clearly 180 and 200 gram records do not offer any specific sonic advantage over their thinner twins. |
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Great system!
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Looks beautiful!
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Mp 1100
It seems a review is forthcoming from ToneAudio. Here is a quick blurb form the latest issue .....IMG_9775.JPG
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Preamp: McIntosh C1100T/C1100C, McIntosh MX180 Amp: McIntosh MC611 (2), MC601 (3), MI254 Digital: McIntosh D1100, McIntosh MCT450, Meridian 808v6, Aurender N20, Aurender ACS10, Oppo 203 Analog: McIntosh MT10, Hana Umami Red Phono preamp: Simaudio Moon 610LP, 820S Signal cables: WW Gold Eclipse 7 speaker cables; Shunyata Sigma v2 XLR (2); Sigma v1 XLR (2), Transparent Ref XL (MM2) XLR; WW Silver Eclipse 7 (4) Digital cables: Shunyata Omega USB, Omega Ethernet, Sigma Ethernet; WW Platinum 7 Coax, AES/EBU Switch: Innuos PhoenixNet Power: Audioquest Niagara 7000, Audioquest 5000, Audioquest Dragon, Hurricane PC, Shunyata Alpha HC, AQ NRG Edison outlets, (8) 20 amp dedicated lines, 125 amp subpanel Speakers: Wilson Sasha DAW, Dynaudio Contour 30, Dynaudio Contour 25C Subs: REL s/812 (6), REL s/510 (3) Accessories: HRS M3X2 shelf (MT10), Stillpoints Ultra II v2 w/ bases (21), Ultra SS (12), Mini (12), LPi v1 Sound treaments: Artnovion Last edited by j3brow; 05-01-2017 at 12:06 AM. |
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I found this on the web. It's good for a look but I don't see a companion video that follows up on the "How does the McIntosh MP1100 sound? Let's load a record and see." If one searches youtube for McIntosh MP1100 there are a couple other videos ... and I'm just getting to those and they are not really promising in terms of having any meaningful content to them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM5g...ature=youtu.be Last edited by MisterBritt; 05-19-2017 at 06:46 PM. |
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Off the top of my hat, I'd say that what's now 1 o'clock on the dial was the old 11 o'clock on the dial. I used to have a gas pedal that was about four inches off the floor and now it is about five (actually, the math would suggest 4.72) inches off the floor. Something like that. But who is to say where the truer baseline should be. Bottom line, it's up and running great - no problems. I plan to come back with a full review. Sneak preview, I am way, way delighted with it. It's blowing my mind how great it is! By the way, I have my pF (capacitance) setting at 150 and the ohms at 200. If anybody has anything to say about that, chime in. From what I'm reading on the web, the capacitance is more related to the cables and their length (1 meter for me) than the cartridge, per se. As for ohms, my spec sheet shows .2mv output with suggested ohm setting at >100. I could set it right at 100 ohms but my dealer suggested 200 ohms. Last edited by MisterBritt; 06-14-2017 at 05:38 PM. |
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