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Lie you told your wife to buy equipment?
"Honey, this gadget will make all the electrons in the house flow straighter and thus improve our love life." 
tv connectors
I put casters under the cabinet my video rig sits on. Rolls out very easily to access the back. 
Any thoughts in ICE amps?
I would like to know how they perform with low impedance, low efficiency speakers like Totem Mani-2? 
Temperature of McCormack DNA-1?
Steve,Thanks for the info. As usual, you're a class act.I dug out a couple of small 12 volt fans I have, but they're kinda noisy. The amp is in a cabinet that's open front and back, but the sides are close to the sides of the amp. I may have to ge... 
Do you pull A/C plugs during thunder storms?
In Estes Park, you'd be foolish to rely on a surge suppressor.I pull the power strips for video, audio and computer systems. 
Girlfriends and wifes, how do YOU cope?
Wi-F-e, wi-V-es. 
Power cable for McCormack DNA-1
Thanks for all the replies. The guy who sold me the amp is sending a proper cable to get me up and running. I haven't even tried that 18awg piece of string he sent with the amp, it would probably melt. 
Power cable for McCormack DNA-1
Thanks for the reply. I just bought the amp from a member and he sent an 18 gauge cable. I didn't think it was anywhere near adequate. 
Bananna plugs
It's not the turns that hold up the signal flow, it's the damn traffic lights. 
Can an amp overdamp a speaker?
Thanks for the replies. Of course making decisions based solely on damping or specs is foolish. But the more information I have, the more I can whittle down my huge list. Funny though, the list is getting bigger, not smaller. Now I'm looking at Be... 
Amp that has continuously variable bias?
I thought it was called "sliding bias". A search turned up very little. 
Totem Mani-2 and Adcom 555/2
I was hoping someone had experience with the Adcom/Mani2 combo,but after having more time playing my Manis with the 545, I am thinking I may need an amp that is on the warm side or at least dead neutral.How about the McCormack DNA-1 with the Manis... 
Totem Mani-2 and Adcom 555/2
I'm not new to this hobby. I used to follow the hobby closely in the 90s and a little beyond. I gave up on Stereophile and Audiogon years ago because of all the silly debates on minutiae that got very heated at times. Also the high end had devolve... 
Totem Mani-2 and Adcom 555/2
I just got the Mani-2 and for a bargain price. My current (high current?) amp is the Adcom 545. Naturally the next upgrade is the amp. And naturally again, a high performance bargain is a good thing.Someone PMed me suggesting the amp should cost t...