Yes sir . Do you come riding in your high charger every time someone expresses an opinion? It could get rather boring if you do!In your opinion the Quad 33 sounds awful.
Don’t make all-embracing statements...
I've always liked the look of McIntosh amplifiers (never heard them, though);
Yes sir . Do you come riding in your high charger every time someone expresses an opinion? It could get rather boring if you do!
All my opinions are just that, opinions, just the same as most people here. It would be a bit tedious if every post had to start with IMO although I suppose we could have some variety with the occasional IMHO . Although in the case of my 33 pre, which I seem to recall I was talking about, it does sound awful!
Haters gonna hate, obs, but the Museum Of Modern Art and myself consider it a bit of a design classic!
PS If properly serviced (and the vast majority of surviving units aren’t) its not a bad little preamp and tuner. Sure there’s plenty better out there, but viewed in a full historical system context e.g. with a 303 driving original ESLs, 15” Tannoys, Ditton 66 etc you have to spend a shed-load to beat the whole thing with modern kit. Its plenty good enough to impress with the best speakers of its era, which are way better than most modern ones!
Tastes...
Like big and awful American cars of yore, those Big Macs are for me the quintessence of bad taste.
Especially the newer ones.
You might add anything Audio-Research.
But of course it has nothing to do with their intrinsic hi-fi quality.
How about this? People who visit always want one. Always.
Like big and awful American cars of yore, those Big Macs are for me the quintessence of bad taste.
I agree with you on this, but I think the look is completely undermined by the wooden sleeve!
That B&O really is quite something in terms of design. I think it has stood the test of time and still looks special.
...and one knob to rule them all and in the darkness bind them?My motto is 'one knob, one function' in the likeness we were created. Nope, got that one wrong too; bugger !.
Thanks for the suggestion, so much nicer than an order! I’ll leave the 33 thread creation to you as it seems closer to your heart. Being so old I expect it could become about how performance deteriorates over the years as much as its intrinsic quality when new. Anyway I still like the look of the thing and still use a 303 from time to time, that, still sounding fine to me.I suggest you start a thread on the sound quality of the 33 and then we’ll get a true measure of what
people think about its sound quality.
Incidentally IMHO is often used on PFM
That does look rather lovely. I like a bit of wood around my equipment.
Haters gonna hate, obs, but the Museum Of Modern Art and myself consider it a bit of a design classic!
PS If properly serviced (and the vast majority of surviving units aren’t) its not a bad little preamp and tuner. Sure there’s plenty better out there, but viewed in a full historical system context e.g. with a 303 driving original ESLs, 15” Tannoys, Ditton 66 etc you have to spend a shed-load to beat the whole thing with modern kit. Its plenty good enough to impress with the best speakers of its era, which are way better than most modern ones!
Thanks for the suggestion, so much nicer than an order! I’ll leave the 33 thread creation to you as it seems closer to your heart. Being so old I expect it could become about how performance deteriorates over the years as much as its intrinsic quality when new. Anyway I still like the look of the thing and still use a 303 from time to time, that, still sounding fine to me.
Sorry, forgot IMO!
I really like the look of classic 1960s McIntosh, e.g. C22 preamp & 275 power amp. I’d very happily own that combo.
How about this? People who visit always want one. Always.
Tastes...
Like big and awful American cars of yore, those Big Macs are for me the quintessence of bad taste.
Especially the newer ones.
You might add anything Audio-Research.
But of course it has nothing to do with their intrinsic hi-fi quality.
How about this? People who visit always want one. Always.