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<blockquote data-quote="3.5Max6spd" data-source="post: 1295817" data-attributes="member: 555373">The&nbsp; only option to add external T/A to ANY available HU at the moment that doesn&#039;t have a corresponding processor...is using an Alpine H701Can you honestly tell me this is better than it&nbsp; being done within the digital domain within the unit itself? The moment you use a digital unit like that you throw the SQ&nbsp; of those high price DAC&#039;s out the window...as the DAC&#039;s at the end of the chain are what you&#039;ll be listening toThe Mc is expensive because of the build quality, componentry and mcintosh design reputation. Just because its a great transport doesnt mean a car with it would not require or need tuning. Its an audiophile deck, for old school type of system design of which best way to utilize its SQ is through the use of ANALOG processors...Today a unit like that, as nice piece it is...has no place in SQ competition....as people with inferior units but with the help of T/A can center a stage like no ones momma and beat you, even with noise created by those digi units....its a single seat world in SQ competitionMe, I would love to build an all out high quality analog system with a mc as a center pieceIf i had the money my dream system would consist of ..Mc 406-&amp;gt; PPI phase shifter-&amp;gt;dual 31 band EQ&#039;s-&amp;gt; Arc Audio DXE....and FOcK T/A..., all analog...for a purist style system...mybe some day</blockquote>

[QUOTE="3.5Max6spd, post: 1295817, member: 555373"] The only option to add external T/A to ANY available HU at the moment that doesn't have a corresponding processor...is using an Alpine H701 Can you honestly tell me this is better than it being done within the digital domain within the unit itself? The moment you use a digital unit like that you throw the SQ of those high price DAC's out the window...as the DAC's at the end of the chain are what you'll be listening to The Mc is expensive because of the build quality, componentry and mcintosh design reputation. Just because its a great transport doesnt mean a car with it would not require or need tuning. Its an audiophile deck, for old school type of system design of which best way to utilize its SQ is through the use of ANALOG processors... Today a unit like that, as nice piece it is...has no place in SQ competition....as people with inferior units but with the help of T/A can center a stage like no ones momma and beat you, even with noise created by those digi units....its a single seat world in SQ competition Me, I would love to build an all out high quality analog system with a mc as a center piece If i had the money my dream system would consist of .. Mc 406-> PPI phase shifter->dual 31 band EQ's-> Arc Audio DXE....and FOcK T/A..., all analog...for a purist style system...mybe some day [/QUOTE]

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