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Speakers for loud listening. really loud...
i always like speakers from the klipsch heritage line for extremely loud rock music.the cornwall # 1 is a good speaker for what your LOUD listening tastes are, i ran mine with a mc300 & a pair of mc300s in mono & in both cases they perform... 
Funniest sales pitch
jax, hahahahahahaha, too good, that guys sales pitch was over the top.mike. 
Funniest sales pitch
this 1 wins, hands down,BOSE WAS MADE BY MCINTOSH, im not kiddin one bit.there is some nut selling a bose 1801 amp on ebay right now claiming that bose was made by mac.i wish i had known this fact before i invested 15,000 in mac gear.i coulda save... 
Funniest sales pitch
i forgot about ( the old movin to europe ) routine , ill bet if you watch the europe movers they will be like the rolling stones, they always stick around.mike. 
Best way to move a Sony TV from CA to TX
get all the comfortors you can find, wrap the tv in them & tape them tight, wrap the entire tv with shrink wrap, you can get it at the local lumber yard.build a crate around the tv out of 3/8 plywood & fill any empty space with more blanke... 
Gomez live?
i had the serious hots for morticia when i was a kid .have theese guys been around long enough to have classics?mike. 
Funniest sales pitch
i read that one too , everybody has seen this one.im selling beacuse the wife dont like it.mike. 
Gomez live?
who is gomez?god i feel old.mike. 
best non guitar rock solo
jean luc-ponty's violin solo on frank zappas 50/50 or even george dukes keyboard solo on the same song.mike. 
Dahlquist DQ-10 upgrade suggestions?
a great & cost effective upgrade is the dahlquist xover & bass speaker both of which can be found on ebay most of the time, complete cost is less than 500$, the speaker is not a sub it just increases the weak bass response in the dq10s.new... 
Room EQ: When new is Expensive, Old will do
ive done pretty much the same as you only i used older model mcintosh mq101 eqs to do the job,i measured the response thru a dbx 20/20 eq analyzer & corrected the problems with the old mac's.if you want more modern gear without spending a ton ... 
y cables, are they dangerous
wow, the plot thickens,luckily the khorns were allready set up for biamping when i got them,at this point im gonna contact roger russel( xrt22 designer ) & see what route he suggests.mike. 
y cables, are they dangerous
transporter, i still have a xlr output available but didnt know if the signal would overlap or cancel out the rca connection in the other amp.my preamp has 3 rca amplifier outputs which are all being used.im currently biamping a pair of klipschorn... 
Speaker Wires on Carpet
ive seen them little popsicle stick lookin things under speaker wires before & all i could do was laugh.whats next, listening naked so as not to let clothing interfere with the sound stage or shaving our heads so our. hair dont absorb the bass... 
Why would anyone want to listen to a harpsichord?
frank zappa used the harpcicord in many recordings, i personally like the sound when it was used in some of the early zappa band albums.mike.