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Linn LP-12 still competitive with the very best?
Sell your table. Buy a VPI Classic. 
Can it hurt a 5.1amp only using left & right chnls
No. Call mfg and find out if you can bridge the channels for more power. May not be possible on your mid fi reciever 
room treatment, where do you start?
ANSWER-Start in the corners with some type of bass control(trap) all rooms could use help with the first order standing waves. 
This is no joke.
If an audiophile walked into a stereo store would anybody care??? 
EXPLAIN HD SACDs to me.
Someone aske which player. I have gone from a Meridian 506(non 24) to a NOS McIntosh MVP 861. There are SACDs and there are HD CDs. 
Dan D'Agostino is back with a new line
I would rather have my McIntosh amp and spend the extra money on a classic muscle car. But I am sure it sounds 3 % better 
Should Equalizers make a comeback?
My Mac preamp has bass and treble. I leave it flat. My JL Audio has automatic room compensation. Someone above said he misses the LOUDNESS COMPENSATION on his old YAMAHA. I had a YAMAHA with one in the day and did not like it. My Mac preamp has on... 
Attn Vinyl lovers - what CD Player do you use?
McIntosh MVP731 
hifi interconnect good for sub
Ye you can. They are all not the same 
Do power cords make an audible difference?
Let's see your electrical current travels X number of hundreds of miles from the generating plant and you are asking if a thicker cord will make a difference the last 4 to 6 feet????No it doesn't. 
Buzzing from speakers. Where is it coming from?
Replace conditioner 
Buzzing from speakers. Where is it coming from?
YES un connect speakers from amp. LISTEN TO AMP TURNED ON. If no buzz-no problem with amp 
McIntosh MX132 - MX134 How relevent are they?
MX135 betters both of them and can be had reasonable because all the Mac Cats with means $$$ are upgrading to the MX150 
Why not horns?
Why not? Too large. Ugly/wife factor. Listening room too small. Costly 
small room questions
I am alsmost blind so typeos will appear