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Do they make Speakers For Rap/Rock
a friend of mine who is a member on agon is currently developing a speaker system specificaly for rapp music,the speaker system is going to be called "the pimp daddy" & it will feature ten 18 inch woofers & one horn tweeter in each cabinet... 
Considering a MAC
first off let me say that i own mcintosh gear & i always will own mac gear,i dont want you to think im just bashing mcintosh but the 2 amps your looking at are horrible & not as good as a $99 audiosource amp from best buy.unless your looki... 
Cars R OK, but what kind of motorcycle do you have
Cwlondon exaust are you kidding me,nothing but drag pipes for this kid :)have you ever been to the harley dealership(bergen county) off of route 17 in rochelle park ? great service & super nice people too.when we were riding NYC & NJ i had... 
How to remove B&W 800 N midrange??
a $700 tool to remove a tweeter ! anybody got a pic of this tool? 
Why not use a PC style UPS?
been there & done that,onhwy61 is right about the noise level,you would not be happy with the results,i wasnt. 
Awful sound from B&W's: Break In needed?
i go with 1st impressions,if i hate a peice of gear as soon as i get it its outta here,i had the same experience with b&w speakers,i dont think your sound will change enough if your unhappy right from the start. 
Cars R OK, but what kind of motorcycle do you have
Cwlondon.commuting everyday from NYC will surely pucker your keester!when i rode NYC i ended up on the sidewalk several times & even got into a fight at a friggin toll booth because i didnt know what a speed pass was.on a good note ridin the b... 
Sound signature of AudioQuest?
save your cash & buy music or gear,whatever cables your running right now will do just as good of job as exotic cables will do,cables are not an upgrade they are a tweak. 
The importance of component location...
Nsgarch.the science of my statement directly reflects my disbelief in much of the standard audiophile wisdom regarding amp placement & also reflects my personal knowledge from running close to 50 different amplifiers in locations ranging from ... 
The importance of component location...
as long as your amps have room for proper ventilation there is no one location thats better than another,put your amps where they best suit your needs. 
how much to $pend to claim i am an audiophile?
to answer your question about the grado head phones,yes but only if you listen to patricia barber on them thru a tube amp. 
Worst Name for A Piece of Equipment
ack! dak! or whatever the stupid name is. 
Too good to be true?
some of you guys have watched way too many episodes of csi on tv,pawn shops are a legit business & come across high end gear constantly,ebay is full of pawn shop high $$$ gear.killer deals never wait on super sleuths. 
Eliminating RFI
buy a cary audio cad 5500,its a tube cd buffer that removes RFI from the signal & it works like a mo fo. 
How will a Mac C46 work with Arcam P1 mono blocks?
the whole no tone control preamp deal seems nuts to me,endless tweaking,cable changes,speaker placement,tube rolling,room correction,all this can be avoided with simple tone controls.buy the c-46 & forget about everything else for a long time.