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Krell Reliability?
a coworker of mine has a ton of krell gear & he simply raves about the gear itself & the service dept.i personally dont own krell gear but i like what i see & hear when i demo it at my local dealer, i cant see krell being shoddy gear a... 
Got my very first system. What's my next move?
power conditioners are an absoloute waste of cash for mcintosh gear as are ultra hi end cables & power cords.i dont know what it is about mac gear but it just plain dont need any help sounding great.ive tried big$$$ cables & power cords wi... 
Is this rude?
omains,IMO here is the best advice that a person can give you,demo every speaker that is hooked up at every dealer you can find, dont ask them to hook up anything just listen to what is ALLREADY ON DISPLAY.how much of a dealers time could you poss... 
Is this rude?
im gonna get killed for this but thats life,what & the hell are you guys talking about.where on earth did anybody get the idea that an audio salesman needs to be treated any different than other salesman,PAY TO AUDITION, get a grip,i cant beli... 
Is this rude?
slappy, too cool man.to answer your question(rude) no is not rude at all, remember this,the reason your buying used is beacuse you need to stretch your $$$$$$ , its not like audio show rooms are chock full of customers lined up to hear the same ge... 
Altec Stonehenge 2 speakers..Anybody know these?
i owned a pair a few yrs back, cant quite remember any of the specs but i can tell you that they were a great sounding set of speakers.i ran them with vintage harman kardon tube amps, there is a huge following of the stonehenge model, resale shoul... 
How about a contest?
god allmighty , i for 1 would never be interested in somthing like that, can you imagine the cash that would have to be spent to try & keep up with the jones's.mike. 
Maggie's and cats
hey john, i love the cryoed cat. 
Maggie's and cats
get a bull dog to take care of the cat problem. 
TV's... what does the typical audiophile have?
i have a 52 inch hitachi that never gets watched,my family watches very little tv & i never watch tv, once in a blue moon ill watch the history channel but other than that tv sucks, i prefer to read or listen to my system.mike. 
organ tube amps
for what its worth i see them on ebay alot, they seem to have a sizeable following.mike. 
an amp to drive DQ-10?
i owned dq-10s, dahlquist has been taken over by REGNAR, your gonna pay thru the nose for any replacement parts.are yours with or without tweeter protection fuses,regnar has the kit to add the tweeter fuses as they constantly blow tweeters without... 
Amps from New Zealand
do they have any other earth shaking products that we all must have.next time it may be simpler to just include a link to the website.mike. 
My first real hi-end audio system Please advise
im not too familuar with what sub will do what you need due to lack of knowladge about your speakers but i do know YOU NEED TO KEEP THE C-40 PREAMP, without a preamp you will loose the ability to effectivly control your music,as far as im concerne... 
My first real hi-end audio system Please advise
your kidding me, right? the gear you listed as what you are thinking about getting dont even scratch the ass of the mcintosh rig your father has gave you.dont be fooled into believing that new is better beacuse in this case it isnt,if this is your...