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Anyone into cassettes?
I'd better mention the finest cassette machine ever made the Studer Revox B***studio..(before it we used the Nakamichi decks) the thing is crystal clear and smokin with those great TDK XG tapes. 
Which Mc better Mid/High performance in BiAmp set up?
Wbs/Bill..This is what B&W said about my "predicament"Bi-amping has been observed to improve the performance of loudspeakers, however the benefit will only be realised if identical amplifiers are used for both sections. If differing amplifiers... 
2006 McIntosh MA6500 new unwrapped in box..value?
I thought the 100 watt..41 lb..MA6300 Integrated Amp was the previous model but I was mistaken..it is the current entry level model.Still,.. a 120 watt..55lb.. MA6500 unused is worth more than a used MA6300 simply because it is a better amp. 
2006 McIntosh MA6500 new unwrapped in box..value?
The 120 watt MA6500 is the same value as the 100 watt model it replaced (MA6300) ?? .. As those sell for $2500-3000 used on ebay(not NOS) . 
2006 McIntosh MA6500 new unwrapped in box..value?
Thanks 
Price look up "Original retail price" not correct.
Bill used price reference is $3500..If the Amp is unused still new in box, any value on top of that ?Thank you : ) 
Which Mc better Mid/High performance in BiAmp set up?
MC1000's..?You mean two 1000 Watt mono block amps with yet more power for mid/highs ?And they (a pair of 801N)sounded better with all that running into them ? 
Which Mc better Mid/High performance in BiAmp set up?
Thanks Z..The MA6500 Integrated Amp was not for this it was for a separate system we were going to do in another room hooked up to tv..never used it once we got a tv (5 years later) and realized we didn't like anything they play on TV ..nor the $1... 
Which Mc better Mid/High performance in BiAmp set up?
Thanks..When I bought this pair of 801 Nautilus in October (used) I saw they needed a special little wire to hook up the terminals which i didn't have..looking into more reviews and more deeply it seems the speakers (from what i read), were design... 
Which Mc better Mid/High performance in BiAmp set up?
Thanks : )Zd542I should not bother the Tube idea for Mids/Highs right..?I always fancied the look of that Tube thing (Mc275)..and thought if its the same effect as it is in my guitar amps maybe more musical in those intricacies but if it makes no ... 
Which Mc better Mid/High performance in BiAmp set up?
Thanks.. : )AlmargI have the McIntosh C29 Pre amp..which we bought new back then.The Amps may not be compatable using the Mc7270 Solid state together with a recent Mc275 in biAmp set up..and you suggest a solid state to match instead ?Boy..I thoug... 
Price look up "Original retail price" not correct.
Oh Ive made a mistake & dont know how to edit...The retail was $4K in Nov 2006 ..not 2009 : ( sorry.Thank you Bill & Z : )