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| The first system you had that was "high end/audiophile", by you standards Circa 1974 Bloomington, In.Pioneer SA-9100 receiverAdvent speakersPE turntableHarmon Kardon tunerI burnt the crossovers in the Advents, which were replaced by the dealer.The Hardon Karman was the best performer of the bunch. I was in south-centra... | |
| An ideal (minimal) 2.1 setup Sorry I can't offer an educated opinion on the two options you have, but my apologies that so many respondents want to address issues other than yours. It's a simple question. I use my audio gear like you do and use it 2.1 for movies. No probl... | |
| Wanting to get back into the hobby and want to start with the speakers. Go with the maggies. Either of your rooms is fine for the Magnepan. I have the 1.7's and love them.It appears that Dave, posting under audiotroy only likes speakers that he sells. | |
| Am I too big of a jerk,even for audiogon? twoch,Last I checked, Harris was not a candidate for president. | |
| How do you know what you're missing? cat_doorman,I think your question is a good one and quite understandable. I've thought every setup I've had was great - until I heard something better. The key is though, you have to hear it. Either by going to a dealer or another audio perso... | |
| The truth...Anyone can consider themselves a consultant, of anything. Ron Johnson, Audio ConsultantFrom the movie 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High'. A skeevy loser that hooks up with underage girls because of his job at the mall and ability to drive them to 'the point' in his '78 T-Bird."I've known him since high sch... | |
| Am I too big of a jerk,even for audiogon? +1 nonoiseAnd another: "You only think you're happy." | |
| Audio tax write-off paulburnett,Forget what they do in Canada. For your question to be answered it would involved quite a bit of fact finding. The IRS does not recognize an LLC as a taxable entity. You have to choose how it is be taxed per the tax rules for sole p... | |
| Audio tax write-off An auditor would turn his or her head if you expensed a stapler, because it most likely would be deductible as a 179 deduction anyway. A $5,000 dollar computer. No. This is basic stuff.IRS publication 946, page 3: You can depreciate most types... | |
| Audio tax write-off You don't set a dollar threshold. Whether it cost $1,000 or $20,000, it is still subject to the rules of depreciation and is not an expendable asset. You may be confusing an expendable asset with a section 179 deduction. | |
| Audio tax write-off djones,I'm not sure where you got the $5000. Please explain? | |
| Maggies to Tekton? uberwaltz,I would love to hear the Spatials. Do you find that they need a good amount of space between them and the front wall, as do the Magnepans, due to the dipole/second wave effect? | |
| Audio tax write-off Sale of depreciable assets in a business is generally not capital gains tax, but can be taxable as recapture of a depreciable asset.From investopedia: Depreciation recapture is the gain realized by the sale of depreciable capital property that mu... | |
| Audio tax write-off djones, as I mentioned above, we're talking about assets that have a useful life expectancy of greater than 1 year and are depreciable assets, not supplies. They maybe be deductible as capital assets, subject to the depreciation rules, In some ... | |
| Audio tax write-off I'm not a CPA, but I did retire as a Tax Law Specialist from the IRS and trained accountants and tax preparers; I addressed this particular issue hundreds of times. As I mentioned above, it must first be determined what sort of tax entity you are... |