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Your vote: Most Useless Audio Adjective
BLISS has to be the stupidest word used to describe gear,there is a seller who no matter what he is selling use's the word BLISS to describe how we will feel if we would just buy the gear. 
carver tfm15cb light bulbs
ive said it before & i'll say it again,STAY AWAY FROM HIFI REPAIR SHOPS FOR BULB REPLACEMENT.look in your phone book for tv repair shops & take the unit to them,for a mcintosh amplifier with many bulbs inside its around $20 for total repla... 
Air conditioning a home theater.
whats wrong with a simple window air conditioner? 
Audiophile Electrocution
tvad asks,are you nuts? my decesion making ability back then wasnt the greatest but i had fun. 
Audiophile Electrocution
years back i was drinking (heavily) with some friends when one of them noticed a cattle prod that i had sitting in a coat rack by the door,after i took it away from him he started saying that it wouldnt hurt a real man because it only ran on 9 d c... 
Best power cord for vintage McIntosh?
if your looking to put new cords on these old mac units because of saftey concerns then go as cheaply as possible maybee even go to home depot & get the goodies to make your own.i have owned & still own a ton of mac gear & ive found th... 
Cayin A88 sells in one day
hmmm,are you saying that you sold your amp in one day?i dont get it. 
I think it is time to retire
grace slick said it best,nobody wants to see an old broad up on stage anymore.a 80 year old mick jagger in skin tight spandex :( YUK! 
does a stereo system sound like live music ?
if my rig sounded like live music i'd throw it all in the trash & start over,really i would.no low end bass,bloated mid bass & harsh highs,not the sound for me jack,to me live music is more about enjoying the (event) than it is about criti... 
Please, DON'T TOUCH
rather than have hard feelings or even worse lose a friendship sipmly pack the system away for a week,kids that live in homes with high performance systems know all the rules about staying the hell away from papa's rig,kids who dont live in homes ... 
Interconnect upgrade eminent?
unless there is a problem you feel that new cables will correct or there is something wrong with your current cables i'd say dont fix it if it's not broke. 
Noobie question ...
all this stuff about the musician intented the music to be heard a certian way is a crock,there isnt a studio on the planet that dont tweak & adjust the recording to what sounds good to them,now how does the recording engineers idea of what so... 
Noobie question ...
i deal with no tone control preamps by avoiding them like the plague, maybee in 1972 cheaply made tone controls interfered with the signal but im not buyin that theory now days.here is what i find to be the silliest thing about all the claims made... 
Am I missing something here?
hmmm,why do you say that your energy's are crappy,ive heard a few pair of energy speakers & i thought that they sounded damm good & offered great value in this insanely priced hobby of ours.if your looking for high spl's while running the ... 
Just getting into mid-fi need advice
buy everything used right here on audiogon,there are lots of good folks here who are honest & will help you put together a killer sounding system.most sellers here on audiogon (including myself) are very anal about the condition of their gear ...