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| Junked audio components - hazardous waste... The "story" you reported about discarded cell phones, was infact, a press release put out by one of the environmentalgroups to get the public stirred up about a relatively minorproblem. The simple truth of the matter is that most of theelectronic ... | |
| Overcharged for McIntosh Service? I have to agree with Jcbtubes above, that I don't think youwere overcharged for service on your McIntosh unit. Your McIntosh unit is an older one; and not only are number of the parts needed for service only available through McIntosh, but few ele... | |
| Stay away from UPS. Never use UPS. I do agree with many of the above posts regarding properpackaging. I'm the owner of a 12+ year old video editingand media duplication company. Over the years I 've receivedand shipped well over a thousand packages with UPS alone -not to mention ot... | |
| Packing Peanuts-a waste Packing peanuts are good for packing with certain types ofitems and/or as a low weight filler. However, as Sean hasalready pointed out, heavy items such as amps should ALWAYSthe double boxed. The ideal is having the inner box packedwith foam that ... | |
| Best looking / worst looking amps & preamps I think the Audio Research units with the silver faceplates are "True Classics". Of course being a McIntoshowner; I have to give the last decade or so McIntoshAmps & Preamps the nod for having timeless good looks.Those blue meters never seem t... | |
| Newbee dumb question, What exactly is B stock I suppose it all really depends on the product you arebuying. In some cases - such as racks or speakers - itmay mean that certain parts don't have an exact color and/orfinish match. With electronics it can be a dealer demounit, a unit that had som... | |
| Recommendations for a phono preamp for MMF5 You might want to look into getting a Monolithic PS-1.I just bought a Music Hall MMF5 turntable myself, and amquite pleased so far with the PS-1. | |
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| Getting started on vinly - new/used setup for 500 I agree with Sugarbrie - you should really look into theMusic Hall MMF-5. I'm also just getting started withvinyl, and the MMF-5 was really pretty easy to set up. I've used it with the MM input on my McIntosh Preamp;and really liked what I've hear... | |
| PayPal may be in trouble...... I am entering this discussion from a merchant accountowner's persepective. My company has accepted most of themajor credit cards going all the way back to 1990 or so. First and foremost, I think it should be mentioned thatmost merchant credit card... | |
| speaker cable suggestion I have Thiel Speakers - the 3.5s - and am currently usingthe Transparent MusicWave speaker cables with good success.Very open and detailed - you might also want to go "upscale"and look into the Transparent MusicWave Plus and/orMusicWave Super - bo... | |
| Shure V15--A Good Cartridge? Just a short note to mention why some dealers "don't like"the Shure V15. They don't get a big discount on Shureproducts if they don't move a serious amount of merchandise. Shure is one of the commercial audio industry's largestmakers of equipment ... | |
| Receivers 500 and under? Have you considered one of the older McIntosh receivers?Great tuner - certainly better than all the mass marketbrands - and an okay amp section, too. Also, you can takeit to most McIntosh dealers and have it brought up tofactory spec for a nominal... | |
| Beginner in Vinyl - How far should I go? I'm just starting out also - but I already have a wellpreserved collection of 200+ records I've been planning totransfer to CD for some time. I did intially consider going the "cheap-o" route too;but realized that if I wanted to do some decent qua... | |
| best ss preamp for 2000 or less used Being a McIntosh fan, I should maybe suggest you look intoone of the McIntosh preamps. Great build quality - andvery decent level control - both manually and with theremote.If you are only using two channel audio, you mightlook into the C-15 or C-... |