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The McIntosh MB50 has built-in support for Amazon Prime Music, Deezer, KKBox, Pandora, Qobuz, QQMusic, Rhapsody, SiriusXM, Songza, Spotify and TIDAL.
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I purchased an Autonomic MMS-5A media server a few years ago, just a few months before McIntosh introduced their MB100 (based on the Autonomic hardware and software). For the time, it was a great choice. But Roon (which I now use) is a much better interface than the proprietary one for the Autonomic and McIntosh units.
Time does pass on...especially with technology.
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McIntosh C2500 pre amp, MC452 power amp, Autonomic MMS-5A server, PS Audio P15 power plant, DirectStream DAC, DirectStream CD transport, Focal Sopra No2 speakers, JL Audio F113V2 sub woofers (2), Sennheiser HD800 headphones, Dell laptop iTunes/Tidal/Roon, Wireworld cabling |
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Just read through the manual of the new McIntosh MS500 streamer.
I had high hopes and was willing to pay a premium price, but what a disappointing spec. The Bryston BDP 3 (out for some time now) and the new Auralic Aries G2 and G1 leave this newest McIntosh abomination far behind. |
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No offense to those that own any, but there's no way I'd consider a Mc streaming product/media server/etc. I have a hard time paying a premium for what is basically a Linux machine in a fancy case, let alone Mc's less than stellar rep in the digital realm. I have been looking at Aurender's devices if I make the move to that world.
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Do any of you actually listen to these streamers before commenting that they're trash? Whether you believe it or not, there's a lot more to these things than hardware/software/interface. Some of us actually worry about sound quality and synergy with an existing system.
Last edited by jayvis; 05-17-2018 at 01:56 PM. |
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The MB 50 has gotten some pretty good reviews!
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Mc just emailed me about their new streamer today.
https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/product...treamers/MS500 |
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If I am undertstanding this right, there is no way for the MS500 to wirelessly connect to my computer, there must be a network cable connection at all times. Is that right?
Last edited by newbie78; 05-21-2018 at 05:33 AM. |
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That is correct. It is not Wi-Fi capable.
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If you want to go wireless, perhaps you could use one of the many WiFi to Ethernet adaptors available. I haven’t looked for one in a long time, but I’m sure they’re out there and faster than they used to be. |
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