You would have to be a ‘vinyl mug’ .
Keith
Keith
The tubes are strategically placed to better induce hum.I know McIntosh has a long history with turntables (not), but please get the tubes away from the tonearm where your hand needs to go:
As the erstwhile owner of two Jeep Wranglers (two door utility versions) I can attest to that. My guess is that from a longevity and long term maintenance standpoint, a basic MacAmp will cause you less problems than a Jeep.Yes, Jeep was always seen as utilitarian and rugged (an undeserved attribute, particularly in the last 20 years). McIntosh was refined and conservative. The pairing makes little sense to me. This new "thing" is simply mind-boggling.
Vintage then.This model’s three years old….
That it is.This model’s three years old….
Well, umm... I mean... the Grateful Dead toured with Mac amps for decades. They had to be at least reasonably tough.Yes, Jeep was always seen as utilitarian and rugged (an undeserved attribute, particularly in the last 20 years). McIntosh was refined and conservative. The pairing makes little sense to me. This new "thing" is simply mind-boggling.
Put your records to close to the tubes, and with low sensitivity loudspeakers, your records will look like that mug!
For anyone with bluetooth streaming, it is the quintessential modern stereogram, isn't it? And a way to have McIntosh without the blue lights and meters, though apparently that's the point.That it is.
I believe I read someplace (on the internet...) that it's been a good selling item for Mac.
One may draw one's own conclusions.
Yeah. At any temperature they are in the way of operation. Like if I mounted some vu meters on the front of an amp that blocked access to the volume knob. Useless cosmetic stuff in the way is bad. Slightly hot tubes makes it slightly worse.Well, umm... I mean... the Grateful Dead toured with Mac amps for decades. They had to be at least reasonably tough.
I think Mac & Jeep are cut from quite similar cloth --although you can't watch a Mac product rust in real time on a warm summer day.
In fairness, the tubes (assuming they're doing anything at all) are small signal tubes, not power output tubes, and won't generate much heat at all.
I do, but then again I'm not their core demographic.Does Mac consider their gear to be big and ugly? Is that the association? Maybe that's the answer. And maybe they need to work out a deal with Harley-Davidson.
True for many Klipsch products, too -- vintage as well as modern.Probably best without the speaker leads as depicted.
True for many Klipsch products, too -- vintage as well as modern.
They do. But not at this price point. And then you're into a full sized system.I get the grab at the vinyl resurgence, but why not make a stand-alone tubed phono stage?
It's solid state. Who makes these decisions? We'll put tubes on the turn table because of our strong tube audio heritage as a company, but our only dedicated phono stage will be solid state!They do. But not at this price point. And then you're into a full sized system.
It's solid state. Who makes these decisions? We'll put tubes on the turn table because of our strong tube audio heritage as a company, but our only dedicated phono stage will be solid state!
I was not aware of this guy- probably because even if you search for 'McIntosh MP1100' the top three results are the solid state MP100. Not a bad looking unit. I'd rather see the meters than the stupid green tubes anyway. Only four tubes is weak sauce though- my Fosgate has 6.According the spec sheet it uses 4 12AX7. Has many phono related adjustments: five EQ curves, MC and MM, multiple loading options, low and high filters. Also evidently includes an ADC that converts your analog signal into a digital stream.
And meters. Blue meters. Unfortunately for the visually oriented consumer, its green tubes have to be viewed from the glass window on top. I'm not sure why they didn't mount them in front, so you could watch the green glow. Possibly that would have distracted from the meters. The blue ones.
All kidding aside, except for the tubes, which can't help matters, the device looks to be pretty inclusive. Eight large, if you have to ask.
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You are thinking of “Boomers”.the target audience of "Hipsters who want just a turntable and speakers showing, but don't need a lot of power, but believe the McIntosh hype and can afford it."