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MCD-1100 in the House
As some of you may have read in other posts on Wednesday I decided to go ahead and purchase a MCD-1100 The unit arrived my Dealer yesterday and I picked it up and installed it this morning. I had waffled a bit for a few reasons: 1) cosmetics, it does not carry the 1000 series look 2) insufficient number of digital inputs 3) my two servers thru the D-07 sounded very good and I did not miss having a transport after selling my MCD-500. 4) was I going to go in another direction and go with all Accuphase, MBL or possibly Pass gear.
A couple of weeks ago I brought a demo 1100 home and compared it to the DAC's in my D-07. I found myself preferring the MCD-1100 by a slight margin especially in the vocals. In addition I would regain SACD capabilities without having to add a Esoteric P-05 transport to my system. I decided to go ahead with the 1100 for the following reasons: 1) it does sound very good 2) I have ordered a RCA to BNC digital cable from Ivan which will allow me to connect my MS-300 (RCA) Olive 4HD (BNC) and SonoS (optical) providing most the flexibility I require. 3) I have eliminated one box from my system ( -MCD-500 and -D-07 then MCD-1100) 4) My rack gets a more homogenous look with all McIntosh gear. I have just started breaking in the unit and will keep you posted. Jim |
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Congrats Jim...
I'm sure the MCD1100 will be a great addition to your beautiful system. I have to share the opinion that it's a shame the MCD1100 doesn't carry the 1000 series look. We'll look forward to your further impressions! Pete
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Pete No. 35 Main System: VPI Prime Signature TT in Rosewood, Ortofon Cadenza Black, Stillpoints LP1 V2, McIntosh: MP100, MR78, MCD1000 Transport on Stillpoint Ultra Minis, MDA1000 D/A Converter on Stillpoint Ultra Minis, MS750 Music Server, C40, MC501's (3), Soundcraftsmen: DC2215 Eq/AS1000 Real time analyzer, DBX 3BX II, Carver C9, Nakamichi Dragon, Crown SX724, Crown D-75A (as headphone amp), Sony XBR55X900E 4K TV, JBL L220A's, JBL B460, Sumo Delilah active crossover, WireWorld Silver Eclipse audio interconnects, WireWorld Starlight and Silver Starlight Coaxial Digital interconnects, Wireworld SuperNova 7 Toslink digital interconnect, WireWorld Aurora 7 and Silver Electra Power cords, Wireworld Silver Eclipse 8 speaker cables, Terk AF-1 Powered Antenna, Oppo UDP-205 4K Blu-Ray Player, Bryson BUC-1 USB Converter, Wireworld Gold Starlight XLR Digital interconnect, PS Audio Direct Stream Power Plant 12 on Stillpoint Ultra Minis, PS Audio Dectect, FuruTech Flux-50 NCF Inline Power Filter, Add-Powr Wizard EM Field AC Line conditioner; Stillpoint Ultra SS's under (3) McIntosh MC501 Amplifiers Florida Room/Art Studio System: Harmon Kardon T60 TT/Ortofon 2M Black, McIntosh: MR77, C32, MC2205; Crown Power Line Four, Wyred for Sound DAC-2 Digital to Analog converter, Soundcraftsmen AE2000 Eq, JBL 4313B's, JBL 2241-based Sub, JBL BX63A Active Crossover, Oppo BDP-105D Blu-Ray Player, Samsung 5500 Series 32" Smart TV, Terk AF-1 Powered Antenna Master Bedroom System: McIntosh: MX120 Theater processor, MC206 6-channel amplifier; MR74 AM/FM Tuner, Oppo UDP-203 4K Blu-ray player, JVC HM-DH40000U D-Theater Digital VHS, Phase Technology PC80 Towers (now used as stands), (2) JBL 4401's, (1) JBL Studio 6IW speaker, (2) JBL Studio 6IC speakers, Sony XBR-49X900E UHD TV, Panamax 1000 Line Conditioner, (2) JL Audio E110 Subwoofers, Wireworld Solstice speaker cables, Wireworld Aurora Power cords, Wireworld Equinox and Solstice speaker cables and various other flavors of Wireworld and Audioquest cabling Office System: Marantz 150 Tuner, Crown DL 2, Crown EQ 2, Crown SA 2, Crown D-75A (as headphone amp), McIntosh MCD7009 (as transport), DBX 3BX Series II, Oppo BDP-103 Blu-ray player, JBL 4401's, JL Audio E112 Subwoofer, Samsung 5500 series 32" Smart TV, Wire World Oasis audio interconnects, Wire World Solstice speaker cables, Wyred for Sound DAC-2 DSDse Digital to Analog converter, Wireworld Starlight Coaxial Digital Interconnect, Sennheiser HD800 Headphones, Sennheiser HDVA600 Headphone amp, Wireworld Silver Eclipse Balanced Interconnects, Wireworld Platinum Starlight USB Cable, Add-Powr EAU-2 AC Harmonic resonator High Resolution Source: HP Omen 17" Gaming Laptop |
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Jim....a big congrats on the new MCD-1100. Looking forward to your view on the unit as it breaks in and beyond. Enjoy the new digital front end.
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Here is a quick photo with the MCD-1100 in the rack.
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Congratulations, I was curious about what you would buy. Enjoy the gear.
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Thanks Pete and Cyril
Last edited by Still-One; 04-02-2011 at 12:44 PM. |
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A question for any of you MCD-1100 and C-1000 owners. Have you figured out which button will swap digital inputs using the C-1000's remote. For the MCD-500 I think it was the blue Output 1 or AM button.
Jim |
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It's looking good Jim
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Congratulations on the new gear.
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Great looking system Jim, enjoy the music!
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