Has home theater by pass feature and remote.

Can sell the optional Phono card for sepertly for $395.

From Home Audio Equipment Review:

Review Summary:




Sound:
Offers a "
fluid tonal portrait" -- delicate yet nicely detailed highs with a fully fleshed-out
midrange and controlled bass; voluminous soundstage and excellent dynamic capabilities;
"fullness, solidity, and heft."

Features
Full-function remote
control; very useful home-theater pass-through and solid-state volume/balance control;
MM/MC phono state available as an option.

Use
Very simple and
intuitive setup and use; LED source indicators a bit bright at night, and difficult for
seeing selected source from more than a couple feet away; lacks balanced inputs and
outputs.



Value:
"Provides
important elements of [solid state and tubes] but avoids many of the trade-offs -- quite a
feat for any preamp to pull off, much less one that retails for well under the
$2000."

Conclusion:

I like when a review circles back to its
introduction to provide the reader with ultimate closure. So to answer the questions posed
at the outset: I’d be eating a Big Mac in the passenger seat while my wife drives the
minivan. But more importantly, where do I stand on the RLD-1? This is an excellent
all-around preamp that I believe would satisfy all but the most warts-and-all,
slap-me-in-the-face, hit-me-where-it-hurts, detail freak or the most warm-and-fuzzy,
sit-me-down-in-the-comfy-chair-and-drown-me-in-a-tonal-pool tube nut. Put another way,
while it may not have the ultimate transparency and detail of some solid-state preamps or
the lush tonal bloom that seduces the tube crowd, it provides important elements of both
but avoids many of the trade-offs that frequently occupy either side. That is quite a feat
for any preamp to pull off, much less one that retails for well under the $2000.

Whether you’re looking to build a serious
two-channel system, significantly upgrade the stereo performance of an existing home
theater, or are debating the virtues of valves versus chips, the RLD-1, with its many
sonic strengths and useful features, may make this potentially difficult choice an easy
one. If life is like a box of chocolates, the McCormack RLD-1 is definitely one of the
truffles.

If you have questions, I can be reached in my Los Angeles Audio &

Video showroom weekdays (11-4) @ 310-472-8880 or after hours and weekends

(10-10) on my cell or call or better text @ 310-927-2260 / e-mail me @ [email protected]m

 

FYI:

Please visit my Audio & Video Los Angeles Showroom @ http://www.weinhartdesign.com/

Weinhart Design has
lots of other items new and used and if you’re in Los Angeles or
visiting please accept my invitation to experience our World Class Audio
Showroom and please visit our improved "ALL NEW" web site @ www.weinhartdesign.com

We
are always interested in purchasing quality Audio and Video items,

LP collections, specialists buying Audio Estates and most quality trades

are welcomed.

All sales out of California are State Sales Tax exempt. California State Sales Tax of 9% applies for items picked up or shipped to a California address.

Weinhart Design accepts payments by Bank Wire Transfers without fees and is the only

form of payment on all sales out of the U.S. and Canada. We prefer this
method of payment and also makes shipping to addresses other than
billing OK but you can call to discuss payments.

VISA, MC and Papal are gladly accepted within the U.S. and Canada as long as the charge is approved and were shipping to the BILLING ADDRESS and shipping to the billing address on record and adds a 3% fee to cover costs.

Please
call me directly in my world class showroom in Los Angeles weekdays

from 11-4PM @ 310-472-8880 or on my cell including weekends from 10-10PM

310-927-2260 and I can answer your questions and help you with all of
your new and pre owned needs.

   Making better Sound

 One system at at a time,

 

David Weinhart
Weinhart Design, Inc.
President & CEO

The Audio and Video Expert
e: [email protected]
www.weinhartdesign.com

2337 Roscomare Road, Studio #1
Los Angeles, California 90077
Showroom) 310-472-8880
Cell) 310-927-2260