Sharing the Joy of the MR-78 tuner

11-27-2015, 01:02 AM

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Sharing the Joy of the MR-78 tuner

I am in my home office tonight. Why am I still here when I could be in the other room watching football? Because before the game I turned on the vintage system listening to the local college radio station playing jazz night. Right now listening to a smooth and easy Jimmy Smith and before that to the guitar groove of George Benson. I believe very few equipment sounds better than the McIntosh MR-78 Tuner from 1976. I am enjoying this through the McIntosh C-28 preamp (1976), the McIntosh MC275 VI amps (two of them at mono each) and vintage Klipsch Cornwall ones (1982). The MR-78 Tuner has one of the most analog sounds I have heard which is similar to vinyl but cleaner. I love it even more than my main 2 channel system McIntosh MR-88 Tuner. Just seems so much more cleaner and more life like. Just wanting to share my joy listening to 40 year old equipment that still brings so much pleasure.

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Two Channel: McIntosh C2300 preamp, MC601 amps x2, MR88 tuner, MEN220; Esoteric K-03X; Aurender N100C 4TB; B&W 802D2 Diamonds, JL Audio F113V2 x 2 on Sound Anchor Sub Stands; VPI Classic Signature Piano Black, Ortofon Cadenza Black, VPI SDS, periphery ring, StillPoints center weight, Gingko Audio ClaraVu Dust Cover CT, KAB SpeedStrobe, Dr. Feickert Analogue Protractor; Sonos with W4S digital modification to W4S Remedy to Esoteric; W4S PS1 Linear Power unit for the 2x Remedy and Recovery w/ W4S PS1 Power Cord; Torus RM20; Wireworld Silver Series 7 Electra/Starlight/Eclipse cables and WW Platinum Power Cord for Amps and Platinum USB for Aurender; KLAUDIO RCM; Steve Blinn Designs extra wide three shelf rack; GIK Acoustics panels and bass traps, StillPoints Ultra Minis under all gear and Stillpoint Ultra SS under amps and speakers.
Home Theater 7.2: McIntosh MX150, MC452, MC207; B&W 803D2 Diamonds, HTM2 center, CWM7.3 surrounds; JLAudio F112 x2 subs; Panasonic TC-P65ZT60 65" Studio Master Plasma; Oppo 205; Crown FM Two Tuner; Sonos with W4S Remedy; Apple TV; Furman Elite 20 amp PFi x2; WW and AQ Cables/Cords; Salamander Synergy Four Bay Cabinet
Office 2ch with McIntosh vintage refurbished gear: McIntosh MC275V6 x2 tube amps; Klipsch Cornwall I vintage speakers (1982); AQ Dragonfly Red DAC/Jitterbug/cables; PS Audio Dectet Power Center; Mcintosh C28, MC2105, MR78 (with mod), MQ101, each with original walnut cabinet and panloc (1976), MCD7008 (1996), ML1C speakers (1976); Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4002 turntable (1976) with new SoundSmith SMMC20CL cartridge (2015); Salamander double rack

Last edited by jameslrock; 11-27-2015 at 01:11 AM.

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