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Which Mcintosh tube pre-amp?
What about a used C2500 or C2600 tube preamp? 
Amplifiers weight
Regarding the Michi:Honestly, I would never buy any solid state amp that needs 2 fans to keep it cool. 
I am frustrated with the sound from my DAC
@uberwaltz...………………….I concur 100%. 
Amplifiers weight
My McIntosh amp cost me 76.58 per pound, yikes! 
Guest suddenly takes it upon herself to move my speakers
You gentlemen are very good at blowing this off as nothing.   I would love to see your reaction if it happened to one of you.  I bet everyone of you who said to “get over it” would not be able to.   
Anyone have this kind of problem with their amp?
Bring it to a good tech.  Have him spray the circuit board with a spray made for identifying where the cold soldered joint(s) are.  Glen Grue of Classe told me they had bad batches of circuit boards on the CAP 101 and CAP150.   It is an easy and c... 
Guest suddenly takes it upon herself to move my speakers
Last Winter, the day before we were going to leave for New Orleans, my baseboard heating in living room sprung a leak. When the oil company came to repair it, I told the 2 Techs to be very careful around my speakers, not to touch them or move them... 
Why are Trolls not blocked
Yup and no rehabilitation.  
maintenance
Just use the amp, it’s built like a tank.  
Why are Trolls not blocked
I called out a troll on Facebook and was put in Facebook jail for 5 days.  You don’t want that happening here.  
Guest suddenly takes it upon herself to move my speakers
I would have told her that I spent months getting the speakers tuned and that she ruined it.  I also would have asked her why she didn’t ask first.  Thirdly, she would never be invited into my home again.  
Anyone have this kind of problem with their amp?
It's a cold soldered joint on the circuit board, very common with this amp.  I had that problem with the CAP101 and 150, both the same.  Had to send my amp back to Classe in Quebec for repair. 
Any reason not to place stand mounted speakers upside down?
If Alan Shaw doesn’t see a problem, then what's the problem? It will be fine. 
Why No Love For Peachtree Audio?
My friend has a Peachtree Nova 225 partnered with KEF LS50 speakers and to my ears the sound is shrill, brittle, bright and lean bass.   
Your first system and your journey...
I bought my first real stereo system when I was 15 in 1969. I had been working in my uncles liquor store (under the table) doing bottle returns and stock for 2 years and saved every cent I got. I proudly came home with a 10wpc Sansui receiver, a B...