Mct450

[Sea music]

Hi all, has anyone else experienced cutouts of music while playback of
Sacd discs. My Mct450 plays regular cd's with zero problems but I have
never got thru a whole sacd without at least a very brief cutout. The cutout
is less than a second. I have about 20 sacd's all brand new. I did contact
McIntosh and they said something about a floating ground. I have my equipment
plugged into two 20 amp dedicated ground same phase plugs. I am not
floating the ground to the best of my knowledge. Thanks

[jdandy]

Sea music.......What DAC are you using?

[miner]

Sea Music - I have the MCT450 and DAC150 and have never had an issue with my SACDs. I have probably played at various times 35 - 40 through it since bought.

[Sea music]

Hi Dan, I am using the c2600 and before that the c47. I am using the dedicated Mcintosh cord that came with the Mct450 I do have those both plugged into
a tributaries power conditioner and then into the dedicated lines. Every component has
a three prong plug and are Shunyata research.

Miner- thanks it is good to know it is not systemic.
Paul

[jdandy]

Paul.......It might be an intermittent issue with the connection at the MCD450 or the C2600. Just guessing, of course, but try disconnecting the cable from both the transport and the preamplifier, then reconnect it after turning everything off. You might get lucky.

[Insight]

Same issue with mine- C47 with MCT450 - yet to be resolved

[Bob Bubeck]

A disc drive transplant is likely required. I had an MCD500 with a similar issue with SACD's and that rectified the problem. My dealer performed the swap under warranty.

Hope this helps.

Bob
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Sources: ClearAudio Jubilee MC/ClearAudio Innovation Wood TT w/Universal Arm 9”; MCT500 CD/SACD transport; OPPO 205; NAD C446 Internet Tuner; Nakamichi 670ZX cassette deck. Electronics: MacIntosh C2700 preamp w/DA2 and MC462 power amp. Speakers: Wilson Yvettes Headphones: MacIntosh MHP 1000 Interconnects: Transparent G5 balanced and speaker cables; MCT - MCT500 -> C2700.Power cords: Transparent (on preamp, power amp and transport). Surge protected. Record and CD maintenance : Kirmuss KA-RC-1 ultrasonic. L’Art du Son CD treatment.

[substance]

Is there an aftermarket version of the MCT cable provided?

[Insight]

I’ve been dealing with Chuck from Macintosh on and off for last year dealing with this issue. He is sending me a new MCT cable so let’s see if that resolves the problem. I’ll post results as soon as I am able to test worth the new cable.

[miner]

Originally Posted by substance

Is there an aftermarket version of the MCT cable provided?

No