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jbmcb
04-01-2005, 08:13 AM
I'm replacing all my gear with McIntosh stuff for a 5 channel home theater system. I currently have:

Sonic Frontiers Line 1 preamp
Harman Kardon TU-911A AM/FM tuner
Audio Alchemy ACD-1 CD player
Denon DVD-1600 player
Krell KSA-100S amplifier
Magnepan MGMC1 speakers (I'm getting MGCC3 & MMGW surrounds, too)
Homebrew subwoofer (Dayton Titanic 12")

I'm looking to set up this system, I'm already in the middle of purchasing a few of them:

McIntosh C39 A/V preamp
McIntosh 7084 AM/FM tuner
McIntosh 7008 6-disc CD changer
Some kind of multichannel amplifier, 6x100W?

One of the main reasons I'm going all McIntosh is I'm going to set up a second zone in my library with a WK series controller, and I like how you can control the tuner and CD player from the keypad.

My question is: has anyone set up a system like this? How well does the McIntosh multiroom control work? Which amp would be a good match for a 5 channel magnepan setup? (Maggies like lots of power, so at least 100W is ideal, 200W would be better)

botrytis
04-01-2005, 09:06 AM
I wish I had that kind of money to spend!!!

Dave

jbmcb
04-01-2005, 09:25 AM
It took me a long time to build up the system I have, I'm basically trading in most of my stuff for McIntosh stuff. I've found some great deals on line as well :)