u/Forty-Four_Flavor

Damn near half the weight!

SoSo Brothers 23oz Broken Twill:
About 90 wears, just did a 3,900 mile motorcycle trip last week and decided to give them their first wash afterwards. Washington earlier than usual in hopes of maintaining fabric integrity more easily.

Freenote Cloth Trabuco 12oz Broken Twill:
Just picked these up from Cave and Post today. They were kind enough to order them for me since they didn’t have my size in stock last time I visited.

Hanging the SoSo Brothers for the hot weather and won’t touch them until November, most likely. Luckily I have these new medium-blue beauties to work on for the time being.

I’ve had this matching 1976 set of a C28 and an MC2105 since 2010. When I bought it from an A/V guy in San Jose, he said he had them serviced by a McIntosh certified tech after acquiring them from a customer who had downsized. The C28 crackles and hums and makes for some annoying listening at times (more often than not). It’s sensitive to adjustments on the dials and can really cause some goofy sounds. I presume it’s the capacitors or just needs a complete restoration. Do I gain a bunch of sound quality if I look into a tube preamp? If so, what pairs well with the MC 2105? Or do I just get the C 28 serviced and be happy with what I have? Forgive my ignorance, I haven’t dove deep enough down the audiophile rabbit hole, because I would probably never surface again, knowing how I can get.