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Pet audiophile peeves - name yours
dealing with damage claims w/shippers. (UPS & FEDEX is worse) My advice is TRIPLE BOX....original double boxes & packing are compromised once they've traveled once. Put another padded box around the originals. Learn from me, don't go thru ... 
Freak Me Out
Can, Future DaysCapt Beefheart, Trout Mask ReplicaI think I know what you're up to.... 
Most Influential American Musician of All Time?
from the late 50's on...c'mon it's ELVIS....better yet let's ask our favorite musicians....most of mine said the king... 
TV's... what does the typical audiophile have?
1985 Mitsubishi 26" color set w/original remote. Hey it beats getting up to change channels & adjust the rabbit-ears! I'll replace it when it croaks.... 
McIntosh Integrated
I thought this might be helpful to others...I have a MA 6900 on home demo right now from my local dealer. I've always been curious about Mac & my dealer was kind enough to indulge me. Granted my speakers, Coincident Partial Eclipse 2's are ide... 
Personal speaker evolution
Sansui (wood lattice grills, early 70's) model?Sony model? late 70'sInfinity 3 ways, early 80'sKlipsch KG4JBL L-100T (lousy)Klipsch Chorus (not bad)Martin Logan SL-3 (nice)Talon Raven-C (real nice)Thiel 2.4 (unlistenable)Coincident Partial Eclipse... 
How does one get off the merry-go-round?
downsize but don't sell out...buy a decent tube integrated, some efficient full-range floorstanding speakers, a good source, nice cabling & concentrate on finding new music. i did this over 2 yrs ago & never looked back. 
Join the Music Safari
Emerson Lake & Palmer, self-titled...played late one nite a few weeks ago. Sometimes when I get into a listening rut, I'll close my eyes and point to a CD jewel case in the rack & then play it, whatever it is. 
unrelated to audio- digital camera buffs please
thanks for all the great info. i'm going to head out today & pick something up....sounds like Canon might be the way to go. 
40 yrs ago today, the world got "Experienced"
nice....I still have to kiss the sky on a regular basis 
What's your latest "Discovery"
Charlie Mingus, Tijuana Moods....'07 RCA Victor/Legacy edition 
Anyone using Coincident Total or Super Eclipse
with tubes you'll be in heaven with alot of options amplification-wise,,,,,,,,enjoy 
Sweet sounding SE tube amps under $3K USED
A buddy of mine is running a Cary SLI 80 signature (w/EH KT88's) w/Sonatina III's in triode mode. It's a really nice sounding combo. 
What's your latest "Discovery"
Mark Olson, (formerly of Jayhawks & Creekdippers) "The Salvation Blues" (new June 07) 
Alpha Core Goertz
be careful. I once tried Goertz M2 speaker cables with a Classe CA 200 & ML SL-3 speakers & almost fried my amp. I was told by Goertz to use a Zobel network at which point I returned the cables, thanks anyway.