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Does it matter what power amp i get?
your alesis speakers are a nice sounding little speaker,i owned them for a while & i liked them too.stay away from the alesis ra-150,its a decent sounding little amp but it lacks balls,you would be alot better off getting an alesis ra-500 for ... 
Mcintosh -- MC 2155 MX 117 compatability
nothing wrong with that system match up at all,it will sound great.mike. 
McIntosh MC275 as Monoblocks - A Good Idea?
no need to buy another brand,you gotta remember that old mac is tired a was never designed for such demands as heave metal.as velo62 suggested get a mc402 or even a mc352,tubes are nice & all but when you wanna rock mac solid state is the tick... 
Anyone from the Greater Detroit Area remember this
hi ron,im pretty sure "white's records is a crack house now,that whole area needs a net dropped over it.mike. 
How do I keep my cats off my amplifier?
foohead,i thought i had a mean streak haha!!!! 
need help with adcom gear.
hi guys,as the saying goes great minds think alike,as slappy mentioned about painting the gear i will take that route with the amp face plates as i do want the newer mosfet amps & the 12 volt trigger is a must.ive allready looked into havin th... 
Speaker Shipping Restrictions
no such restrictions are in place,rest assured that customs will give you a bit of a hold up though.you should be able to bring them in any old time.mike. 
An audiophile who know NOTHING about TV
dont feel too bad,i have a 62 inch tv ive never turned on after they brought it in & set it up. 
McIntosh C-2200 Preamp
i like my c2200 very much as a matter of fact i like everything about it EXCEPT......................the remote,its huge & clumsy & way too busy,its allmost like mac dreamed up stuff to put on it.its like the boy scout knife of remote cont... 
mcintosh & big $ interconnects
i have now come to a decision,there is differences in some cables but with my gear the differences are so small that i cant justify the cost for such a small difference.im not even sure if there was any improvements but there was differences that ... 
Where will audio be in 10 years?
more junk from bose that dazzles the public & more goofy words made up from high end reviewers to describe how gear sounds.in 2105 everything will be a giant killer!mike. 
Wife approval factor?
i have a childhood friend who's wife made him put his rig in the spare beedroom where it sat until i bought it 3 years later.he also has a brand new harley that he asks permission to ride & 99% of the time she say's no way hose unless she is i... 
Wife approval factor?
my wife's been a sport about the hifi & motorcycles for 20 years & has rarley complained ,unless you count the time i threw out a brand new love seat sofa because it was blocking one of my klipschorns.oh,she was pretty pissed too when i ha... 
Transparent Equalizers
you name an eq & ive tried it & the best eq i have had in my rigs has been the dbx 20/20.mike 
mcintosh & big $ interconnects
ive done alot of blind testing the last few days & ive come to a verdict.cables do make a difference,ive yet to hear a difference in speaker wires but with interconnects there is a difference.i put the audioquest cables in the mvp831 cdp &...