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| Tube Line Stage around $5k McIntosh C2600. I purchased mine for $4500 as a store display model. Not sure it was ever actually plugged in. Very reliable. FWIW | |
| Gamut Lobster Chair I looked for a small recliner to fit my room because it is rather small. I bought the Tyler leather recliner from Pottery Barn. Very comfortable for me. FWIW | |
| Magico A5 or Sonus faber SERAFINO TRADITION or Harbeth 40.3 XD FWIW Sonus Faber is a wolly owned subsidiary of McIntosh Group which also owns McIntosh Labs. McIntosh labs procuces all of the McIntosh audio products. I have heard that the McIntosh speakers are made buy Sonus Faber or at least the high end mode... | |
| Bands/artists you never got to see live in their heyday, but would've liked to. @jjss49 I am sure Bocelli still performs. I bought one of his newest albums a few months back. I would need to travel many miles to see him I would guess. | |
| Bands/artists you never got to see live in their heyday, but would've liked to. Bill EvansArt PepperAndrea Bocelli | |
| Who Tried Power Conditioners Over The Years and No Longer Use Them Today, Any Why? All circuits in my house are 20amp as it was built. I have all units plugged into a Mc MP500 and use my own built power cords of Furutec components. I like having the ability to unplug just the PC when experiencing lightning storms which we have f... | |
| How do you enhance a bad listening room's accoustics without breaking the bank? thoughts? I have been into photography longer than audio. I have several large canvas prints that work as treatments and also look great I might add. | |
| Budget High Current Power Cords I made my own with Furutec connectors and bulk cable. The other items like shrink wrap and cable covering came from Amazon. I was able to make custom lengths between my power conditioner and each unit. It was a fun project. I estimated that each c... | |
| Have you moved away from full range to standmount speakers + subs? Someone mentioned Leo Kottke. I had the pleasure of seeing him play at the Paramount Theatre in Austin probably 20 years ago and he is simply incredible. If you close our eyes you would swear there are 4 people playing guitar on stage. Laura Brann... | |
| What song have you played the most? From Shardad Rohani's Beauty of Love album "Connies Butterfly" It will put your mind at ease. | |
| What do audiophiles do in their cars? I have a 2018 911 and it came with a Bose upgrade but who cares. When you get above 30 you can only hear the engine and wind which is what I like. Porsche offers a $6000 Burmester upgrade but unless you just drive around town it makes no differenc... | |
| To clean or not to clean... When a record hits my door...new, used, borrowed, stollen it gets cleaned and a new set of clothes....! | |
| Matching solid state amps with tube based pre amps I run a McIntosh C2600 tube preamp with McIntosh MC611 SS mono blocks. They work very well together. | |
| My kiseki Blackheart nightmare. My wife wants to know if you tried putting a Penny on top of it? 😀@curiousjimThat reminded me when my wife tells me to just put a nickel on the cartridge, it worked back in her college days...! | |
| Why the hate for mcintosh amps? What can I say, I love my McIntosh system. But I rarely say that I am on this forum because there are so many folks that will flame you. Go ahead I do not care...! |