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[substance]

Originally Posted by Charles

Ivan, No not yet. This has been a time of acquiring some odds and ends (like the Wilson Pedestals) for me. My new Mac remotes for the MCD1100 and MVP881 (the 2 on the left) arrived unexpectedly yesterday. Mac had said the first of the year because of Covid. The remote on the right is the D1100. I think these current Mac remotes excellent. I have an MVP851 that, with the new remote for the MVP881, no longer turns on or is otherwise affected when using the new 881 remote. Nice.



Best

Charles

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Charles Updated System: Wilson McIntosh Audioquest
Most recent updates: AQ Diamond USB replaces AQ Coffee; Wilson Audio Specialties Alexx replaced by Wilson Audio Specialties XVX Chronosonic; new subwoofer crossover; new Galaxy Grey Thors Hammer; Wilson Pedestals
Amps: McIntosh 1.25KW’s (3) set on floor on custom made cultured marble slabs
Preamp and DAC: McIntosh D1100
Sources: McIntosh MCD1100 SACD player, MVP881 BR player, MVP851 DVD player, MR87 tuner, Marantz 510LV Laser Disc player, ASUS laptop USB (JRiver Media Center 23)
Speakers: Wilson Audio Specialties XVX Chronosonic
Sub-woofer: Wilson Audio Specialties Thor’s Hammer (1) horizontal lie and Wilson Watch Controller (abbr: WC)
Cables main system: Audioquest Wel Signature speaker cables and balanced IC (preamp to amps); Wel Signature AES/EBU balanced digital IC for CD playback; Audioquest Diamond optical (1) for tuner, (1) for BR player, and (1) for LD player for total of (3); Diamond USB cable; McIntosh MCT cable for SACD playback; Dragon power cords (5 HC cords and 3 source cords for total of 8); Thunder HC power cord for tuner; cables for DVD player not listed
Cables subwoofer system: Audioquest Redwood speaker cable (1); Wolf balanced subwoofer IC from WC to amp; Wind balanced IC from preamp to WC; Hurricane HC (2) and Dragon HC (1) power cords
Power conditioners: Audioquest Niagara 7000 (1) and Niagara 5000 (3); (4) dedicated 20-amp lines with no. 10 wire straight out of fuse box
Isolation: Wilson Pedestals
Cabinet: Double Custom Woodwork & Design (CWD) solid walnut cabinet on large casters; holds all sources and preamp; also, Niagara 7000; 11 feet minimum distance from speakers
Acoustic Treatments: Room and Echo Tunes
AC: Dedicated to this room only, an ultra-high efficiency and quiet recently installed Ruud split system 3-ton heat pump.
Room (mancave): 40’L x 15.5’W A-frame; max ceiling height 8’ min 5’; wall within wall construction built of 2 x 6’s; built over garage with custom hardwood floor with gym seal with over 40 Lowes stiffened wooden I-beams supporting floor; complete isolation from rest of house.

MVP851 is based on the Panasonic RP91. It should be relatively easy to find a cheap donor for parts. Mc has one extra board for the analog audio outputs. The other two boards are identical. You can just directly swap those boards, no soldering needed

[Charles]

Substance, thanks for the tip. The 851 is a nice piece of gear. Excellent for watching a DVD movie. Takes the wear off my 881 BR. I plan on keeping my 881 as long as I can.

Best

Charles

[substance]

Originally Posted by Charles

Substance, thanks for the tip. The 851 is a nice piece of gear. Excellent for watching a DVD movie. Takes the wear off my 881 BR. I plan on keeping my 881 as long as I can.

Best

Charles

Some may see it that being a Panasonic clone is a negative thing but I disagree. Panasonic Rp line was some of the best DVD players at the time. It was one of the few DVD player which didn’t exhibit chroma upsampling error due to its superb mpeg decoder.

You can easily make it region free and add a digital sdi output on the video side. I modified mine to have SDI out. The picture quality is better than most current disc players.

[tactlt]

I have wanted a McIntosh powered system for 45 years. I finally have an opportunity to pick up a used MA6850. I'm going to see the guy Sunday and hope its in good working order. What are your opinions on the MA6850? I sold my turntable and all my albums years ago and don't expect to ever get back into vinyl. My sources would be digital from an Apple MacBook via an Apple AirPort Base Station, CD player and my old Toshiba DX-900 VCR with PCM recording. I'm dreading when that unit finally dies. I probably have 3000 albums I transferred direct from CDs to VHS tape on it.
If all goes well with the MA6850 purchase I'm hoping by this time next year I can get a pair of Klipsch Heresy IVs to go with it.
Thanks for any advice, tips, etc..
Tim

[tactlt]

I have wanted a McIntosh powered system for 45 years. I finally have an opportunity to pick up a used MA6850. I'm going to see the guy Sunday and hope its in good working order. What are your opinions on the MA6850? I sold my turntable and all my albums years ago and don't expect to ever get back into vinyl. My sources would be digital from an Apple MacBook via an Apple AirPort Base Station, CD player and my old Toshiba DX-900 VCR with PCM recording. I'm dreading when that unit finally dies. I probably have 3000 albums I transferred direct from CDs to VHS tape on it.
If all goes well with the MA6850 purchase I'm hoping by this time next year I can get a pair of Klipsch Heresy IVs to go with it.
Thanks for any advice, tips, etc..
Tim

[Masterlu]

tactlt... Welcome to AA!

[pwrfulpete02]

@tactlt,
I have a ma-252 integrated and recently picked up a pair of heresy iv's that I paired with an older relT5.....it sounds great! you'll be happy with the. mc + heresy combo...!

[InVinoVeritasty]

Originally Posted by paltomare

My humble system.

Beautiful. Tell me about your Orangutan O/96 speakers. I have never heard them.

[Teknikk7]

Some minor upgrades since my last post...

[paltomare]

Originally Posted by InVinoVeritasty

Beautiful. Tell me about your Orangutan O/96 speakers. I have never heard them.

Thanks, I'm really enjoying these speakers. I was looking for something not too tall for this room and efficient enough to allow me to play with different amplifier types...plus I have a preference for speakers with wide baffles for some reason. With that in mind I auditioned them against La Scalas and Harbeths (I know not so efficient) and these just had something extra that made the source come alive. The fit and finish is flawless, nothing more to really say about that. Regarding the sound, it could be the amp I'm currently using, an MC275, but I find I prefer to listen to jazz, acoustic, ambient and downtempo music through this system as compared to my other system, Accuphase/Sonus Faber Elipsas, which I find more dynamic and better for rock. You cant see in the pic, but I do have a REL S510 tucked in the corner which helped with the dynamics. The 0/96s do a great job with soundstage and in this room I prefer them pointed dead straight into the room. Lots of great speakers out there but if you get the chance to audition these, it would be worth it.