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Are You Happy With 2 Channel SACD?
I agree with jmcgrogan two ears two speakers. I have a Marantz DV8400 and it is OK with the multichannel stuff. But I feel 5 speakers playing all at once is a fun listening session. When I want to do serious listening it is always stereo. I want t... 
Preamp For McIntosh MC352
I have the MC352 and use it with a MX134 as well as a MC7205. I just read the reveiw in Home Theater on the C42 and it sounds like a great piece. I recommend the C42 so that in the future you can add theater sound if you desire. 
Salamander Video Racks
I just purchased a SVDO cabinet and am very impressed with design, build and flexability. The only way to go short of custom built. 
McIntosh MX 130 as a 2 channe preamp tuner
check audioclassics.com they have a lot of McIntosh they may have the 118. They also check everything out. They are a bunch of retired McIntosh employees. 
question for naim flacap owners
Admission to an upgrade would be an admission of comprimise in engineering. Use a good power cable. Most manufactures don't recommend upgrades. 
Notes on Rega upgrades
Out of curiosity (I have P25) what did you notice with the acrylic platter? I have been considering the change to one. I did use a JA Michell counterweight and I really feel it made the bigest improvement of all the tweeks I have done. 
Best lines in a song
"it doesn't mean that much to me, to mean that much to you"Neil Young: Old Manalso "we all can see what we should be, but knowing is not controlling" the moody blues: After you cameand one more"it anybody out there?" Pink Floyd : Is anybody out there 
McIntosh MX 130 as a 2 channe preamp tuner
It is overkill but the MX130 has a pure staero pass thru thet also gives you bass/treble control. I would say that if can't find a cheaper and smaller unit the MX130 would be great. I have had lost of McIntosh thru the years and it never disappoints 
one channel louder than the other. need help
probably a dirty connection creating resistance. You may want to get a cleaner I use Kontact and Audio Quest RCA cleaners. 
What music do you want to play really loud?
my entire collection 
What's the most anolog sounding CDP
I ended up with a Linn Ikemi. I tried a number of players and i felt the Ikemi deliverd that warmth of analog and detail of a fine cartridge on a great turntable. 
Remasters: what and why
The other ingredient of the "remasters" is who is doing the remastering. Is it some guy that really likes the music or does he just do it for the sale. It really all comes down to his ear and taste. I find the Mobile Fidelity, Classic records, Rhi... 
Did I damage my cartridge?
Good to hear, you might contact the manufacturer and tell them of your experience and let them know this may have been a lack of good instructions included with the product.You may help someone down the line, 
Cars. What does the typical audiophile drive?
Don't own one. Need to upgrade speakers, hope they deliver! 
McIntosh MC206 and MX134
I have a MX134 and find it to do all that is claims to be.The one thing Mc does is give you tone controls with a pure pass through for stereo. This takes the tone controls completely out of the loop when running flat. Also the processors seem to b...