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Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh?
Proziob,once again you pop into another mac thread & set off with yet another diahrea of the mouth anti autoformer speel without ever qualifing your statement's,did your dad accidently drop a mac amp on your foot when you were little or what?i... 
Why do no audio enthusiasts use McIntosh?
to answer tireguy's original question there is a stigma placed on mcintosh gear & it's buyer's are AUTOMATICLY dismissed as being too stupid or lazy to try gear that better suit's them or the classic accusation of being hypnotized by the big b... 
What's the deal with the Machina Dynamica Clock?
not the shipping! 
What's the deal with the Machina Dynamica Clock?
geoff.this is not meant as a slam tword you or your clock & i have been to your site where i have seen many usefull products that are as good or better than the competition but your clock does need an explaination as to how it works.any produc... 
certin speaker makers harder to get dissounts fro
Krelldog,you took the words right out of my mouth,10% is better than nothing.Lushhere's what make's no sense to me about the dealer's who are unwavering on their price's or your defense of them,when you know the prospective buyer your talking with... 
certin speaker makers harder to get dissounts fro
Bignerd,im not implying anything & im not mistaken, my figures are a fact,'certain' dealers get additional discounts for being a select/premire dealer of certain brands & they also get another discount for paying their bill to the manufact... 
follow up to
Cjlcappthis dealer need's you alot more than you need him,just like shopping for a new car or a new home take the dealer's price & shop it around,there's nothing wrong with that it's being a smart consumer & after you shop around come back... 
certin speaker makers harder to get dissounts fro
Cjlcapp.dont make apologies about wanting to spend your hard earned cash sensibly,there are a lot of guy's here who are hourly paid worker's & yes 11k is alot of cash.the best advice i could give you is that you need to know exactly what you w... 
certin speaker makers harder to get dissounts fro
high end speaker's have the largest mark up margins in all of high end audio(up to 60%)i wouldnt dream of buying a new speaker system from a dealer & have him slap me in the face with a 20% discount let alone 1%.look for dealer's in your area ... 
What's the deal with the Machina Dynamica Clock?
this debate remind's me of a line in a old mothers of invention song "gregory peckory" where the "trend mongers" rack their agile mind's to come up with a thrilling new trend to sell to the bored & miserable people, it's then that gregory peck... 
How Old is Old when considering an Amp? Krell, Bry
the ksa 150 is a killer amp for sure,ive owned several of them & i thought they were one of the best amp's ive ever heard in my home easily competing with my other amp's costing ten time's the amount you can buy a used ksa 150 for.try not to g... 
custom built rack's.
thank's guy's, lot's of great place's to look,i have a bunch of research to do before i decide on what rack i'll be going with .im not really too hip on building my own rack even though i have all the tool's & some fantastic wood that's perfec... 
speaker suggestions with mcintosh gear
im not sure your mc207 c45 combo will acomplish what the naim gear did,im a mcintosh buyer for life but i have never been overly impressed with the home theater amps from mac & i have found them to be severly lacking & very slow amp's when... 
New blood needs your Amp/system advice, please.
its not only more power you need you need an amp with high current,i would look for a few older krell amps like maybee a ksa 100(100 wpc @ 8 ohms) or a krell ksa 150(150 wpc @ 8 ohms)both these amps have more than enough power & have a very st... 
buyer beware of late
hahaha,here's a new twist,a greenhorn with a stupidly low priced mac amp sent me an email in an offical looking audiogon service dept page stating that his deal's will be handled by the audiogon staff & that they will fall under the audiogon b...