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Review by RetroDan on July 27, 2006 at 02:20:14
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This is too update my experience with my McShane Citation II. It just keeps getting better! I have upgraded my source material to a Marantz Reference SACD combined with DHLabs T-10 speaker wire with the Air Matrix interconnects. Also added a passive preamp,a McShane creation he wished me to help prototype for him. I felt I was part of the development, I got to choose the color of the knobs, etc. Thank goodness Jim took on the electric bits inside. I could not be more pleased with the outcome, it has not left my system since I got it. It helped tame the JBL4333b horns to a more mellow and life like sound, and tightened up the bass without giving up musicality. Jim is a great guy and knows his audio. Since the amp was mine, I have bought two more Citations and waiting for the bench to clear. Seems pretty popular these days,deservedly so.
Product Weakness: None, unless you dislike the Chocolate Thunder brown! Product Strengths: true reproduction of source, dynamic response is wonderfull, no flaws, dead quiet and goes about it's business with no fuss.
Associated Equipment for this Review: Amplifier: HK Citation II, McShane Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Passive pre amp McShane Sources (CDP/Turntable): Marantz Reference SACD Speakers: JBL 4333b, AR9, JBL 250ti Cables/Interconnects: DHLabs, T10, Air Matrix Music Used (Genre/Selections): Miles, Bill Evans, Steely Dan Gaucho Room Size (LxWxH): 20 x 20 x 8 Room Comments/Treatments: furniture area carpet, hard walls Time Period/Length of Audition: 6 months/12hrs a week plus Type of Audition/Review: Product Owner
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Topic - REVIEW: Harmon Kardon Amplifier (Tube) - RetroDan 02:20:14 07/27/06 ( 14)
- Harmon Kardon Amplifier (Tube) - Julien43 01:39:10 07/28/06 ( 8)
- Re: Harmon Kardon Amplifier (Tube) - Jim McShane 06:51:21 07/28/06 ( 7)
- Re: Harmon Kardon Amplifier (Tube) - Julien43 15:11:56 07/28/06 ( 3)
- Re: Harmon Kardon Amplifier (Tube) - Jim McShane 20:03:21 07/28/06 ( 2)
- Re: Harmon Kardon Amplifier (Tube) - Julien43 05:00:24 07/29/06 ( 1)
- Re: Harmon Kardon Amplifier (Tube) - Jim McShane 18:13:28 07/30/06 ( 0)
- Lets hope they didn't - unclestu52 11:19:51 07/28/06 ( 2)
- Re: Lets hope they didn't - Jim McShane 14:04:38 07/28/06 ( 1)
- Well Jim: - unclestu52 11:59:50 08/2/06 ( 0)
Citation II - Rabid_priest 06:57:48 07/27/06 ( 4)
- Re: Citation II's sold no more emails please - Rabid_priest 07:52:54 07/29/06 ( 1)
- That didn't take long... Glad I already have all of mine :) //nt\ - Julien43 04:08:22 07/31/06 ( 0)
Re: Citation II - jgdebelen@sbcglobal.net 15:11:32 07/27/06 ( 1)
- Re: Citation II - Rabid_priest 04:15:05 07/28/06 ( 0)