I also had one of the 12BH7 tubes go bad, a loud crackle from one of the tubes, when switching positions of the two 12B's, it followed the tube. Replaced both with a couple of matched Electro-Harmonix golds and all sounds great again.
My thoughts were a tube going south. It was intermittent. Third round with the hot plate and I googled the symptom. Results in hand I wasn't going to risk matters further so off to the dealer. I expected some down time and maybe some costs to ship it to McIntosh but the dealer simply switched me up with another unit. Fantastic totally no fuss service. Listening to the replacement already and it is as good as the first. Didn't mess with the power tubes in case I compromised the warranty status. May I ask where you sourced those tubes from? Might grab a pair for when the warranty has ended.
Tubes are tubes, they do go bad occasionally. All McIntosh tube warranties are 90 days. These units have not been available for 90 days so anyone that’s has a bad or failed tube can submit a request replacement at no charge
My thoughts were a tube going south. It was intermittent. Third round with the hot plate and I googled the symptom. Results in hand I wasn't going to risk matters further so off to the dealer. I expected some down time and maybe some costs to ship it to McIntosh but the dealer simply switched me up with another unit. Fantastic totally no fuss service. Listening to the replacement already and it is as good as the first. Didn't mess with the power tubes in case I compromised the warranty status. May I ask where you sourced those tubes from? Might grab a pair for when the warranty has ended.
I also have one of these, which I sometimes think sounds a hint better. Noticeable at higher volumes. The high treble region is slightly rolled off and can take the edge off of very bright IEMs. But the visual quality is kind of disappointing when looking at it very closely. Mine looks like they didn't wipe glue used to seal gaps in the black rubber and gold plated metal.
I’ve used the Monosaudio bare copper plugs a few times after reading about them on CableAsylum, great sound for the price and way better than standard cryo’ed Wattgate brass.
I’ve used the Monosaudio bare copper plugs a few times after reading about them on CableAsylum, great sound for the price and way better than standard cryo’ed Wattgate brass.
Hi all, should have the MHA200 sometime next week (crossing my fingers). Looking for a dac or dac/amp combo to pair with it. For stand alone DAC right now it looks like a) topping d90se b) smsl vmv d1se. Budget $1000. Running as desktop setup. Any thoughts, experiences, or suggestions?
I don’t want to run the PC>DAC>MHA200 all the time, so looking for a dedicated amp that is mid to high tier. Don’t care too much about wireless features.
In the “No budget” world I’d be interested in the matrix element x or comparable. Open to recommendations!
Hi all, should have the MHA200 sometime next week (crossing my fingers). Looking for a dac or dac/amp combo to pair with it. For stand alone DAC right now it looks like a) topping d90se b) smsl vmv d1se. Budget $1000. Running as desktop setup. Any thoughts, experiences, or suggestions?
I don’t want to run the PC>DAC>MHA200 all the time, so looking for a dedicated amp that is mid to high tier. Don’t care too much about wireless features.
In the “No budget” world I’d be interested in the matrix element x or comparable. Open to recommendations!
I wasn't able to completely understand the second paragraph. As far as thoughts are concerned, I prefer running the MHA200 balanced from a balanced source. You might consider if the DAC you are considering has XLR connection ports. Your D90 apparently does fit the specs.
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