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g_nakamoto

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Home Theater Processor
i don't know too much about proccessors, but the mcintosh mx160 is their latest unit. it doe's cost a lot. i would look into this more before you buy.  
Preamp - Processor for 2 channel music
i've been useing my marantz 4300 4 chanell reciever as a tuner preamp connected to my mcintosh mc602 power amp. untill 2011. the 4300 was getting old so i was looking for a mcintosh pre amp tuner, but they only had the older looking units. so i wa... 
The longest you have owned any gear?
the longest equipment i've had is my 4 bose 901 series 2 speakers which i bought back in 1971. i'm not reaaly an audiofile. i bought my 4 chanell system back in those days when i was like 18 years old.  
AMPLIFIER BLOCKS
stringreen, tomato cans standing up right would be strong but you say put the cans on their sides. that position would cause the amp to smash them. 
AMPLIFIER BLOCKS
stringreen, would'nt the weight of a heavy amplifier smash those little tomato paste cans and make a mess! 
Earliest "MOST WANTED" gear
my system consisted of a marantz 4300 4 chanell receiver, a pioneer pl-51 direct drive turntable with a audio tecnica at 15 s shibata stylus, with a jvc demodulater for the cd records and 4 bose 901 spealers. later on i bought a phase linear 400 f... 
high-efficiency loudspeakers
i've always heard that any klipsch speaker does'nt need a lot of power. would these speakers be the best for me if i like my music loud?  
No preamp 'Balance' control?
hi bondmanp, after thinking about balance controls on my mx132, I don't think a balance control would be appropriate on a 5 chanell unit.  
No preamp 'Balance' control?
i've seen most pre-amps with a balance control. I have a mcintosh mx132 pre-amp tuner that does'nt have a balance control. does anybody out there know why? 
HOW TO POSITION 2 PAIRS OF SPEAKER FOR ALTERNATE LISTENING
i have 4 bose 901 speakers i bought back in 1971. at that time bose had a system that was called 'the super bose system' anyway you would have the 2 speakers up front and the other 2 on both sides to bring the soundstage out.to the left and right.  
Quadraphonic records (LPs to you and me)
i used to have a 4 chanell setup back in the early 70's. cd-4 had the best separation. but you needed a cartridge to pick up signals up to like 40.000 hertz with a unit called a 'demodulater' i notice that today many cartridges can go up to 40,000... 
Bose 901 Series 3 Fair Price
i've read many comments on audiogon forum that the 901's are not good speakers. maybe when they came out in 1968 they were interesting. as far as what you think you might sell them for, good luck. you can go on ebay and see what price most people ... 
Connect Bose VI equalizer to Mcintosh C2500 and Amp without Tape Looping
roddyboy, i use RCA connections. if you have a separate pre amp and power amp, i have mine connected the way i explained it. if you have a receiver with pre out main in i would use those. if you don't have that, then your only choice is to go thru... 
Connect Bose VI equalizer to Mcintosh C2500 and Amp without Tape Looping
roddyboy, normally you would connect your pre amp to your power amp. by installing the 'eq'  connect your pre amp to the 'eq' and then 'eq' to your power amp. pre amp 'out' goes into input of 'eq' output of 'eq' goes into power input.  
Hooking up my phase linear model 2000 preamp, to my model 400 main amp.
be carefull about that 400 amp. it's known to fry speakers with 'dc' current!