Spectral wrote:Oh yah!!! I remember the surprise that Mcintosh pulled off, it was rather good sounding(yah after that loud thud!). I could still remember the preamp was the famous Conrad Johnson Premier 3, a preamp that could still put to shame a lot of new designs. The British fidelity digilog D.A.C. That guy sure had a lot of gear huh??. Remember the time when the FM acoustics force lines were "the" cable to beat? MiT came out so strong at that time? hehehehe Names like Klyne audio, Fulton audio and Wilson used to produce LP's hahahahaha!!! saya noon!!!
If I'm not mistaken, it the model 225 McIntosh. 25 sweet watts. It almost stole the show from the Jadis 30 and the ARC 30.
The host has an incredible array of hi-fi equipment, prompting a close friend of his to call his place the 'Lyric Hi-fi' of the Philippines.
Beveridge Speakers, Sound Lab, Quad, Maggies, Berning, CJ, some vintage open reel, Nakamichi cassette deck, Spica, Westlake Speakers, Linn, Koetsu, I forgot the rest.
The man has the ideal life. Residence and factory in one compound, and he converted his big conference room into an audio museum.
MIT was THE cable brand at that time, thanks to HP. Citing the $115 a meter pair MIT330 as benchmark, the craze started. And I got one from a shop in Sausalito myself.
FM Forcelines came next. Manny Huber came to town and talked to us about his designs. Bob Fulton recordings are legendary, so rare I cannot find one till now.
And, you said it, 'ang saya noon'.