joekapahulu
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| A fond farewell to The Allman Brothers Band I had not heard they were retiring. Huge bummer as they are one of my favorite bands but I have never seen them. Hawaii's concert scene is very limited and is skewed to pop. Hadn't heard Little Feat retired but understand Eagles also on their last... | |
| is buying used Mcintosh equipment online bad idea? I have bought multiple McIntosh online from private buyers on EBay and Agon. I ship them to Terry DeWickfor a going over before shipping to Hawaii I where I live.I have had good luck. I buy from experienced sellers with track records to protect. O... | |
| Budget Pre with 2outputs, rectifier tube and..... Check out YS Audio from Hong Kong. ALso called Audio Expressions I believe. THey are on Audiogon. I believe a couple of their tube pres are tube rectified. I have an old one the MKII I think which is tube rectified and was a great entry into tubes... | |
| combination tube amp and ss preamp? Most people do it the other way around a tube pre with a ss power amp. That way you get the warmth from the tubes but still have the bottom end grunt of a ss power amp. I have one system setup that way and it works very well for me. I have never e... | |
| Combination McIntosh tube amp with SS preamp? I am going to offer a slightly different suggestion. I would go with a Mac MC250 power amp. Get it upgraded by Terry DeWick and use that. It sounds very much like a 275 tube amp as it was designed to do so as one of McIntosh's first ss power amps ... | |
| Need to Downsize: Small Speaker Recommendation Kef Ref 201/2 are great speakers which dont use much cube. Might also check out Tyler Audio line. He has a broad range of "monitor" speakers in various sizes that are excellent. He flies under the radar so many have not heard of him. For much smal... | |
| Mcintosh Quality after buyout by D&M holdings Your dealer is crazy. While Mac has indeed changed hands the owners did not seem to screw with the company and indeed during the D&M to Fine Sounds transition a fair amount of money went into the company as evinced by the amount of new product... | |
| McIntosh MA 7900 impressions/experience? I would grab it. The Mac dealers I have worked with don't discount off new. | |
| Why are Wadia amps being discounted? Wadia is now part of McIntosh and has relocated RD to NY. They are designing lots of new pieces and are focused on flushing inventory to fund new equipment and clear the pipeline for distribution to buy then new goods. If retailers still have old ... | |
| Suggestions? Tubed linestage pre-amp?? Conrad Johnson. Check Spearit Sound on Agon or web. They had a whole bunch of stuff a few weeks ago, demos,used et. | |
| good integrated amp for around $500 Your post is a little confusing as you reference both integrated and receiver which are two different things. If you want a receiver check out Outlaw Audio. Their unit has been well reviewed multiple times by Stereophile and other pubs. They have ... | |
| Marantz 15s2...anyone heard it? Thx for the feedback. My concern was that one of the few reviews I saw seemed to imply it was more warm than detailed and was lacking in transparency. I remember hearing one a number of years ago thru Kef 201/2 Reference monitors and thinking it s... | |
| Walking Into A Brick & Mortar High End Audio Store Funny, I own 12+guitars, not sure exactly cause I buy and sell those too, as well as 4-5 systems worth of equipment. I buy guitars more easily because I have multiple local stores and can play the guitars. I am encouraged to do so when I vwalk in.... | |
| High End Audio-Gaining Higher Ground? I think we are too caught up in our ideas of what good sound means and thus what the high end is about. I think audio is being repositioned in the minds of many consumers, especially young people. Its why Apple bought Beats. They see the opportuni... | |
| REFURBISHING VINTAGE TUBE RADIOS- If I recall correctly, Terry DeWick who is a McIntosh guru also fixes old radios. |