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McIntosh 1900 with Klipschorns? ASAP if Possible
ok i look at it like this,you can take a vintage mcintosh mc275 & run it on your khorns then take a mc2102 & put it on them,the difference will be astounding in favor of the newer mac amp.if its made by mcintosh then chances are that ive o... 
McIntosh 1900 with Klipschorns? ASAP if Possible
ive ran khorns with a ton of mac gear,tube & solid state,the mac 1900's 55 wpc isnt going to drive them very well at all,55 wpc tubes maybee but i feel that the 1900 will be too weak to make the most of what a khorn has to offer.at low levels ... 
Klipsch ?
the speakers are klipsch kg-4.mike. 
Name some full range speakers.
either mcintosh xrt 20's or xrt 22's,both have the bass you want & can be had pretty cheap used,there is a pair of xrt 20's for sale right now here on ag too.the xrt 28's will also deliever the bass but IMO their overall sound is not as good a... 
Prince or whatever he is known as , Wow
even though i cant stand the guy's mucis i have to admit he is a very talented musician for sure. 
Who thinks they got the best deal on Audiogon?
the best deal ive ever saw on agon is the guy who sells matched quads of gold lion kt 88's for $399.mike. 
Best Song or AlbumTitles?
frank zappa (suzie cream cheese)david alen coe (little suzie shallow throat)pat traverse (snortin whiskey & drinkin cocaine) 
Preamps with Dual Main Out?
hi doug,im not sure how you feel about mcintosh gear but mac preamps come standard with 3 main inputs for amps,main & speaker # 1 & speaker # 2,speaker # 1 & # 2 are able to be switched on & off while main remains on constantly.the... 
What do you listen to when no one else can hear it
when i was a teenage boy all my buddies were listening to led zepplin type music & i would sneak off to listen to miles davis & red garland so they wouldnt pan on me.nowadays i could care less who hears what i have playin,my kids trip out ... 
Audio equipment and cars...enthusiast thread...
harleys are my other passion,the three that i currently own are a 1977 hard tail shovelhead & a 1993 fatboy custom that i use for touring,the third i just bought & its a 1974 sportster.im going to turn the sportster into a chopper,im going... 
Love it, or Hate it ? (wood trim)
oh yeah,i hate wood trim on a car too! 
Love it, or Hate it ? (wood trim)
i personally cant stand wood of any kind on any gear except speakers(of course)i think it looks cheap & tacky & as you say all wrong.ok,my vote = hate. 
Replacing Vintage Lights
yep,sure do,either unsoldier or unplug the burnt bulb & take it to a tv repair shop,ive had nothing but good luck with my tv repair shop matching up bulbs from modern & vintage equipment alike.the best part about dealing with a tv repair s... 
Mac C2200 owners........hi pitch noise problem
hmmmmmm,quite the strange symptom,my c2200 runs dead quiet,i wonder if you have a bad tube,you can swap the preamp tubes with the phono tubes in the c2200 to find out.mike. 
balance and single ended what I heard
superhonestben,i liked the mc252 so much that i went ahead & bought a 2nd mc252 & im running them as monoblocks with the c2200 preamp.your thread got me wondering so i tried balanced against the rca inputs,there was a huge difference but m...