Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Stereo Mcintosh 2205 & C28 with M80's

I pick up a vintage Mc combo tommorow that will probably drive my M80"s. Purely a music set-up. Spinning the vinyl should be a bigger treat then ever.

Bself- I love Mc equptment, especially their vintage stuff. I'm really interested in knowing how good this sounds when you've set it up.

Are you only going to spin records with it, or will you have a CD player hooked in, too? What type of turntable are you using?

Good luck,
Kevin

Well KCSkins,

a liitle late but here is my reply.

I have a Well Tempered Classic Turntable (with their arm and a hiogh output Grado Reference cart), the Axiom's, and The Mcintosh gear. Actually, I have since built a bottlehead tube preamp and phono stage to replace the C-28. (Don't get me started on tubes!) I also have a Rega Planet CDP hooked up to this system.

The Rega gets almost NO use. I only play it when I really want to hear something that is unavailable on vinyl. If I like it enough to play it and it is available on vinyl the CD just sits there. the rega is a nice player but compared to vinyl on the well tempered it just doesn't cut it. There is a warmth, soundstage and clarity to vinyl that CD's just don't get. I love everything about vinyl and really wonder how I went without it for awhile. Rock that would be painfully harsh at loud volumes on the Rega sounds absolutely stunning on vinyl (assuming the pressing is good). I read another post on here about poor recordings of rock music and the same holds true for vinyl. But if I play a good pressing of serious rock and roll at serious volume the experience is sometimes staggering. I recently purchased the MOFI version of Abbey Road. My domestic version sounded great compared to CD, this takes that a couple steps further.

The Axiom's take everything the 200 watt Mcintosh can give them and seem to have room to spare. I have some Pioneer HPM 150's and some Apogee planar speakers that each do somethings that the Axiom's don't but the Axiom's are very versatile and offer a better all around loudspeaker package then either of the aforementioned.

The 2205 is an excellent, monster of a SS power amp, weighing in at close to 100 lb's it's built like a tank. The big blue VU meters are a joy to look at.

I listen to vinyl and it's an experience. I listen to Cd's and it's just kinda there.

So until I find a tube power amp to die for and incredibly sensitive speakers to match it, the Axiom's and McIntosh keep me very happy.

Hey, i think i know you!

I wondered if you still lurked here.