New setup. The Bellini preamp was great with the TAD amp. I needed to keep the heat down as I went to an enclosed cabinet. The McCormack is best described as crisp, detailed and open. I like jazz, classical, and occasionally a bit of rock and 80's new wave. As long as the system shines on jazz and classical and is competent on the other types of music, I am a happy man. If anyone has ideas about what I could try for tweaking purposes, let me know.
Circa 1978, I think. A little tweak to the 19hz pot and its locking on in stereo. FM really does stand for free music. NOt as much bass as my Proton 440, but a very pleasing sound. Nice controlled bass.
Canare 4s11
Terminated with Supra spades and Blue Jeans Cable's bannanas.
System edited: Updated furniture, cleared out the living space. Speakers can be moved out for better sound, but they are doing well near the wall - lets my son have more room to move around in. TAD Subwoofer hidden behind the chair...
System edited: From January to December: Vandy 2ci in/out, Ohm Micro Walsh Tall in/out, Vandy 1c IN. Rotel RB-981 amp out, Mark Levinson ML-9 in/ou, Naim NAP 250 in/out, TAD-60 IN. Rotel RC-995 out, Conrad Johnson PV-10aL IN. Wow, all tubes except my tuner. Love it all...
Bruce, I will tell her hello. I pull the speakers out into the room and they sound great. The sub has added a very real "presence" to the setup and I can say that the speakers are able to rock when called upon, yet remain very detailed when listening to jazz and classical. The source material is often to blame I think.
I really liked the sound of my Vandy's, and prefer a single speaker setup than the sub addition. So, I'm giving hte Vandy's a try. The dealer is being very generous in allowing me to buy and return if necessary.
System edited: I am now trying out some old Mark Levinson equipment. A pair of Vandy 1C's is on the way to try as the wife thinks that they are acceptable and I loved the old 2ci sound. We'll hear...
System edited: I am auditioning the Ohm 100-Mk2 right now. I had a feeling that the Micro Walsh's were lacking in presence due to thier size. On certain songs, there was a lack of weight. The 100's seem to replace this weight, but with a low WAF. Better WAF than the old Vandy's, but not much. Sigh...
My neighbor is bringing over a Mark Levinson for me to try. I don't know the number, but we'll see how I like the sound for an amp. He also has a ML pre, which I have to listen to as well.
I have mused over the CJ equipment, but I just don't know what their products are and what are the good ones. Your reccomendations are very helpful and in the dollar ballpark.
