My first thread, I'll introduce myself.
I'm an all classical listener, and I truly love my audio system and the warm, mellow, boomy base sound that it delivers!
It began when I purchased my McIntosh 1900 during the late 1980's in the San Francisco Bay area. As I understand, it was McIntosh's first solid state system, and they did it right. Its repair person once declared, he would be pleased to have this preamp/amp combination as part of his personal system. It's multi-featured and delivers 60 RMS watts, which is plenty for my 8 ohm speakers. They become overwhelmed, if the volume exceeds 30% of it's maximum.
CD's were newish, so comparing among several, I selected a new Luxman D-351 CD player. None of the other systems came even close; it offered a realistic, rich sound that was ideal for my classical audio tastes. It has served me well ever since.
At the time that I purchased the MAC/1900, I had an older Dual turntable. But as vinyl seriously began to decline, I purchased a nice, new Thorens turntable. (TD-320.) It's currently installed with a Sumiko cartridge avec the Olympia stylus. Not particularly high end, it delivers warm vinyl sound that I very much enjoy.
I purchased my two speakers in the early '70's from Fred's Sound of Music in Portland, Oregon. They were custom designed by Fred himself as a mid-priced offering for those purchasing mid-level systems. They're a standard 3-way system with a 2" tweeter, a 6" mid-range, and a 12" woofer. (I have an extra set, just in case one needs repair.) I'm a little embarrassed to say that they work fine for me. I had to chance to purchase a pair of restored, McIntosh speakers in the same configuration, but didn't act fast enough. Some day, it would be kind of neat to upgrade.
To round out my system, I have a Nakimichi CR3a cassette recorder. The CR3a has the three independent heads, a good transport system, and adjustable bias. This CR is a throw back to when Nakimichi made high quality components. It's currently being repaired. At the time over a couple of decades ago, I was excited to have this cassette recorder. But given current times, this component faces an uncertain future.
My collection maybe numbers about 200 CD's, selections that I particularly like. Having collected over many6 years, my vinyl collection exceeds 1500 classical albums, so I have plenty of listing pleasure in my future.
I'm an all classical listener, and I truly love my audio system and the warm, mellow, boomy base sound that it delivers!
It began when I purchased my McIntosh 1900 during the late 1980's in the San Francisco Bay area. As I understand, it was McIntosh's first solid state system, and they did it right. Its repair person once declared, he would be pleased to have this preamp/amp combination as part of his personal system. It's multi-featured and delivers 60 RMS watts, which is plenty for my 8 ohm speakers. They become overwhelmed, if the volume exceeds 30% of it's maximum.
CD's were newish, so comparing among several, I selected a new Luxman D-351 CD player. None of the other systems came even close; it offered a realistic, rich sound that was ideal for my classical audio tastes. It has served me well ever since.
At the time that I purchased the MAC/1900, I had an older Dual turntable. But as vinyl seriously began to decline, I purchased a nice, new Thorens turntable. (TD-320.) It's currently installed with a Sumiko cartridge avec the Olympia stylus. Not particularly high end, it delivers warm vinyl sound that I very much enjoy.
I purchased my two speakers in the early '70's from Fred's Sound of Music in Portland, Oregon. They were custom designed by Fred himself as a mid-priced offering for those purchasing mid-level systems. They're a standard 3-way system with a 2" tweeter, a 6" mid-range, and a 12" woofer. (I have an extra set, just in case one needs repair.) I'm a little embarrassed to say that they work fine for me. I had to chance to purchase a pair of restored, McIntosh speakers in the same configuration, but didn't act fast enough. Some day, it would be kind of neat to upgrade.
To round out my system, I have a Nakimichi CR3a cassette recorder. The CR3a has the three independent heads, a good transport system, and adjustable bias. This CR is a throw back to when Nakimichi made high quality components. It's currently being repaired. At the time over a couple of decades ago, I was excited to have this cassette recorder. But given current times, this component faces an uncertain future.
My collection maybe numbers about 200 CD's, selections that I particularly like. Having collected over many6 years, my vinyl collection exceeds 1500 classical albums, so I have plenty of listing pleasure in my future.
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