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mantaman

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What are the best speakers you have ever owned and why?
KLIPSCHORNS.......Nothing can top their "Full Tilt"   ""In your face"sound !!! 
$10k Speaker Cables??????????????
"A fool and his money are soon parted"......Some people have more money than (cents) sense, BTW, I'm not rich, but if i were, i still wouldn't give up my (Cardas) unless i heard a really appreciative difference !!! 
Am I hearing things (you don't) ????
At age 60 you have lost some of your hearing, i don't care what kind of job you had, its just the aging factor, we lost approx 1/60 every year after 35, Get a good hearing check from an ENT doc, he will be able to tell how much you lost and your c... 
How can anyone want more......Just a very happy listener.
I thought the same thing until i heard Krell and B&W 8's, however its all realitive, 30 years ago i was very happy with A.R. 3A's, HH Scott Amp and Teac A6010s 
What were your humble beginnings on the path to high end audio?
Purchased a t the main (P/X) in Saigon....late summer of 671 Teac A6010S reel to Reel Tape recorder2 A.R. (3’s i think) speakers3 H.H. Scott Reciever4. Gerrard S.L.95 turn tableAll long since goneNow i have all Mcintosh With Platinum audio speaker... 
Just wanted to introduce myself.
Welcome Ryan,I'm with ya, and my fav, teac....the A6010, which i first bought home from a far far eastern vacation courtesy of Uncle Sam,But my all time fav is the Revox a77 Mark 3 dolby B (again 10" reels)                                      Enj... 
C/D player
Hiand thank you, yes it is a current model, but unfortunately it (along with my pool pump, and telephone system) got fried by lightning, I'm only interested in a c/d player, don't use computer songs or the like....  
Has Paypal suddenly started charging sales tax?
I bought speaker cables yesterday from my pay pal account, no Florida tax was added 
Hi i have platinum audio bookshelf monitors that do not sound right...
UberwaltzHi and thanks for your response, i understand what you are saying, but i don't think i should have to turn it up so high just to get a satifysing sound, that's why i'm gonna try a higher power amp, As for my rich friend, its his son's Kre... 
Hi i have platinum audio bookshelf monitors that do not sound right...
Thank you all for the responses, i am gonna go with another amp, i have a rich friend that has a Krell he is not using and see how that plays out                                   Most Regards,                                       Jeff..... 
Hi i have platinum audio bookshelf monitors that do not sound right...
The room is rather small, (14' X 12') 12 foot ceilings, listen to all types of music (not tooo much rap please), at moderate levels. I do however have to turn the volume up over 3/4 to get a punch !!! 
Hi i have platinum audio bookshelf monitors that do not sound right...
Wires (Cardas) are correct.Model name "SOLO" 
McIntosh MR78 Question
I also have a (mac78) with a similar set up in my (guest room) i control it with the speaker volume and it works fine 
Interconnects and non-believers
Can there really be that much of a difference between a 20,000 dollar set of cables and a 10,000 dollar set.  My sales person say yes !!!! 
No sound from Mack !!!
Tried all that....still nothing....