Room Size

16 x 30

System Overview

Mostly McIntosh with other older equipment. Looking to possibly replace the Nakamichi CA5 with a new modern preamplifier, but am honestly confused with so many offerings lately.

Music Preferences

Jazz

Room Description

Rectangular with vaulted ceiling on slope

Acoustic Treatment

Speakers sitting on homemade custom stands filled with concrete, not sure if this is right but always used to use concrete blocks.

Listening Impressions

Detailed, great sound stage

Components

Digital Source

Auris Blume Bluetooth, Sony CD

Analog Source

Thorens TD145 withy Denon DL-103R (Ortofon Black as backup), McIntosh MR500

Preamp

Nakamichi CA5 preamplifier

Power Amp

McIntosh MC7100

Speakers

McIntosh ML1C speakers with Roger Russell designed high end drivers modifications

Subwoofer

Not needed

Speaker Cable

Monoprice

Interconnects

Bluejeans

Power Cables

Standard

Headphones

Marshall Major IV wireless

Racking

Piece of crap from Ikea, working on building a new shelf

Power Cond

None

Tuning and Tweaks

ML1C's have Roger Rusell designed crossover & high end driver modifications. Thorens has multiple changes- headshell, base, feet, RCA connects, internal ground wiring, mat

Other Components

McIntosh MQ101 to go with speakers as was the design of ML1C's