C50 & Mc452 & old B&W801F

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mihamusic

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Hello Members:

In January I will buy C50 & Mc452 combo to use with my old B&W 800F Sp speakers (1987) - still working well and immaculate,...

Based on all gathered information, I am buying them "blind" - so no listening made on my speakers.

(currently I am using Krell Kav300i and SONY CDP-XA50ES cd)
(Van den Hull interconnects and MIT speaker cables)

I plan to use digital output from Sony and Apple McBook Air as a source - connected to DAC in C50.

Anybody has experience with this combination ?

Very best regards : Miha


p.s. further plan is to go to B&W 800D,...
 
The C50 and MC452 is a great combination. I think you will like it. I know a few members here who love McIntosh and especially B&W speakers. I had MC601's and miss them.
 
First, welcome to AS, Miha!:hi:

As Joe says, there are many Mc fans here. I'm sure you will get some great guidance on your new gear from this group!

Welcome again!
 
Hi,
Mcintosh and B&W speaker is a combo present in a lot of system. And if you like the Mc sound sound good....

Personaly I had buy the tube 2500 prampli in place from the C50. anyway congrats.
 
Hi:

As much, as I would like to have tubes = 2500, I am afraid of long term ownership cost/stability/etc.,... This was the main reason for C50,... + Equaliser - might get handy in fixing some CDs,...

Mc452 will be here soon - C50 is coming from USA - so a couple of weeks+.

Now, I am "budgeting" for 800D :-)

BR : Miha
 
Miha,

Can't wait for you to get it all together. You'll love it.
 
mihamusic said:
Hi:

As much, as I would like to have tubes = 2500, I am afraid of long term ownership cost/stability/etc.,... This was the main reason for C50,... + Equaliser - might get handy in fixing some CDs,...

Mc452 will be here soon - C50 is coming from USA - so a couple of weeks+.

Now, I am "budgeting" for 800D :-)

BR : Miha
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Hi,

but the sound from a tube premapli and a C50 is different!!! of course personal taste!!

Sorry you buy the preampli in Usa with the change from 115 to 230 !?!?!?!? this "operation" is not complicate but the sound is really not the same!!!
the pre product for the EU (230) are differente from a 115 with the change to 230 from a "dealer"!!!! Never in my life! You safe money but the price in perfomance are very very high!!!!
Your C50 will ve like a very entry level preampli priced 1000euro and not from a pre Mc priced 8000 euro!!!!

Best rgds
 
Hello:

no-no, I am buying the C50 at European dealer - he is just ordering it from USA, because he does not have it in the stock :-)

BR : Miha
 
UP, understand!!!

a lot of people buy in Usa and than they change from 115 to 230. is not a complicate work but the sound is very diffrent.

Invest in a "original" EU version give you a much more pleasure!!
 
What might be a reason for this "sounds very different" effect?


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Mc452 & C50 arrived today :-) :-) :-)

My old MIT cables do not fit (spades too narrow),... I do not have balanced interconnects,... to arrive tomorrow,...

Pictures will follow,... .-)

BR : Miha
 
mihamusic said:
Mc452 & C50 arrived today :-) :-) :-)

My old MIT cables do not fit (spades too narrow),... I do not have balanced interconnects,... to arrive tomorrow,...

Pictures will follow,... .-)

BR : Miha
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Congrats!!! looking forward to the pics!
 
Congratulations! I envy you the feeling of discovering your system anew! Would be great if you could share your impressions :)


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Hello:

Just very, VERY FIRST impressions,... using C50, Mc452 for a couple of hours with B&W801FSp, entry level Kimer Cable for speakers and "No-name" balanced interconnect (both borrowed). SONY CD as a source.

The first impression - "cold from the box" was WOW !

Compared to my small Krell - the BASSSSS, the amount of information,... on well known records,... simply WOW.

Will definitively go for B&W 800D & correct cabling/accessorise,...

The left rack is not completed, so the picture is just for the right side of my Hi-Fi :-)
 
Soooo,... I can not upload images, since I do not have 10 posts :-)))
 

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