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| Old Classic Receivers: A Mistake to Buy? As a McIntosh fan, I think it should be pointed out that most of the McIntosh receivers produced back in the 70s and 80s are still in use today. I know of two older 70s units that are used in second systems; and both owners enjoy using them often.... | |
| MIT Love 'em or Hate 'em I've used MIT interconects in the past; and thought they were a good value for the money. About four years ago, when I first started upgrading my main audio system; I bought several sets of 2s and 3s from Audio Advisor during one of their MIT sale... | |
| What's your favorite speaker finish? I'm a big fan of Thiel speakers. I currently have a set of Thiel 3.5s in laquered Teak that I think are quite good looking. And I'm planning to move up to a pair of Thiel 3.6s in a month or so in either the Rosewood or Morado cabinets. | |
| Why Put Up With "Wife Approval Factor"? Many thanks to everyone who offered their thoughts on this topic. It is clear there is a pretty wide variety of opinions regarding the "Wife Approval Factor". As I have stated earlier, I've NEVER had any problems with setting up my audio systems a... | |
| 2 channel system? All very good suggestions. But don't forget about speaker cables and interconnects, either. As someone who first started out with lower end Monster, MIT, and XLO cables and is now using mid-line Transparent and Audioquest cables; the differences c... | |
| Why Put Up With "Wife Approval Factor"? Just for the record, I should mention that I've been married twice in the past. My first wife and I were togetherfor 9+ years before getting a no-fault divorce. And my second wife (who was everything the first WAS NOT) and I were together for thre... | |
| Is there an easy to use vcr? Hi there. Maybe I should add my two cents worth, given the fact that I own a commercial video editing and media duplication company. As several have already mentioned - most VCRs are less than "user friendly" when it comes to programming them. I'v... | |
| Audio Rack with Positive "waf" Too bad your wife doesn't like the Salamander units. With the budget you mention, it's going to be VERY difficult to find anything "nice" looking in your price range. Most of the so called "A/V" furniture made by fine furniture companies such as E... | |
| What McIntosh Amp With Thiel 3.6 Speakers? I want to thank everyone for providing some very worthwhile information about the McIntosh amp I should be using to drive the Thiel 3.6s. In particular, I would like to thank Hackmaster for his suggestions; given that he is a McIntosh dealer and f... | |
| Listener magazine defunct ?? I'm sorry to see Listener go. I'm sure the economy has a lot to do with it. I just received a "late renewal" notice from an amateur video magazine that I dropped my subscription on some months ago. I guess they think I will just send them in a che... | |
| Corporate Interests out to KILL Analog FM I rather agree with you on this topic. I'm the owner of a video editing and media duplication company; and virtually all the trade magazines I receive have coverage of the sell-out of the airwaves by Washington. Most of the TV networks have resign... | |
| Amp upgrade +or- 1,000 I would deffinately look into a used McIntosh amp. Not only great build quality, but decent service - if you need it too! And unlike some brands of audio gear, McIntosh equipment holds its' value quite well. | |
| What is your most beautiful component? And yet another vote for McIntosh electronics. I love the looks of my McIntosh MC-150 amplifier; with a close secondgoing to my Mac MR-73 tuner. Even my girlfriend's young grandkids - ranging in age from 7 to 17 - really think my stereo system loo... | |
| Finger Print Removal on Aluminum Faceplates I also find Windex does a great job on most audio and video equipment. Just be sure you spray it on a soft 100% cotton cloth - an old cottom t-shirt does fine - and clean away. There are also some new microfiber cleaning cloths on the market now; ... | |
| Deteriorating speakers -- Class A today, C Tomorr Humphry - All of the above posts have mentioned some very valid points to consider. Personally, I've probably had only 7 or 8 sets of speakers over the past ten years; and can't honestly think of any problem I've ever had with any used speakers I'... |