Recent content by JohnJ

Nice write-up Lee. Fun to read and covered a wide range of price points. Thanks for posting the link! John

mep and Jack- Yes, I am speaking of JPlay for IOS. I had forgotten about Fernto that I believe is similar in purpose to something like JRiver, Audivana etc for Windows machines. JPlay for IOS (also works with Apple Silicon "M" series) acts as a remote. No core necessary Just a NAS running...

In my EcoSystem, JPlay has worked out really well. Anyone else given it a try?

mep- Thank you for the reply. The tubes becoming overwhelmed by excessive voltage makes a lot of sense and points to design considerations. This may well be tied to the "hot shorts" developed by so many tubes. And/Or, perhaps like your ARC, it's a cost of ownership similar to maintenance costs...

mep & Mr Peabody- Yes both a pain and a test. Time will tell if these amps are tube monsters or a bad luck batch of original tubes. I estimate most crapped out around 2000 hours which seems low. The MC 275 was traded with its original tubes, an estimated 6000 + hours and still going strong...

As it’s been over two years, thought I’d give an update. Firstly, I continue to enjoy the sounds made from these beasts; end all amps bar some sort of necessary downsizing down the road. Just turning 70, I certainly cannot see myself trading to anything larger, more powerful or expensive. The...

Mike- Any update on this bad boy? John

Pearce- That really sucks for your friends. It's one thing to loose money on knock-offs but a whole other thing to rectify one's integrity (unknowingly) from an on-line resale. In the spirit of full clarification,, Chris at vhaudio is an authorized dealer. John

Furutech does warn of knockoffs on their website. One can go to the distributers list and contact the one in your region of the world to find out if a dealer is authorized. Here in the US, as a do it your-selfer, I have found Chris at vhaudio.com to be very helpful.

a.wayne- If you are referring to the 3500 "MK I" ie Woodstock, I have never owned or heard those but have seen several at Audio Classics. If you are referring to the MC 75 mono blocks, mine were the MK II version. that were brought back into production around 2012 and abruptly discontinued...

Thank you for the no holes barred response Mike! Considering you are a dealer and the amps have a three year warranty, I'd be pissed too. One of the reasons I traded my 275 and 75 mono blocks for the 3500's was that the output trans blew in one of the mono blocks. As they had been discontinued...

Well Mike- That would certainly turn me off to the brand too. Perhaps you can provide some more details about the amps. How old were they and had they been "worked on" prior to your acquiring them, if so by who and what was done? Also, were they purchased new from an authorized dealer (by you...

Speaking of car audio, wasn't McIntosh owned by Clarion for a period of time some 30 or so years ago?

Hudson Valley, NY. NW of "The Big Town."

Mike- Well taken points in this video that should be factored into in one's purchasing "algorithm.." (In My Opinion). John