bigjoe

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Do you get Ringing in the Ears from your hi-fi?
my father lived with hearing loss in his right ear for years in fact he was allmost deaf in that ear,before he died he had to go in for a mri & while he was in the machine he started screaming in pain,they pulled him out of the machine & h... 
filthy pigs
hey dean,you know the best thing about those pesky $15 hookers is you dont have to worry about teeth gettin in the way. 
Advice for a tube newbie: McIntosh MC275
im with theo,option 2 seems the easiest way to explore tubes,if you really must get into high end cables tributaries are fairly nice cables without breaking the bank.from my experience's mac gear dont respond very well to different types of cabeli... 
McIntosh MC-7200
call mcintosh & ask for chuck hinton,he should be able to give you that info.mike. 
pre-amp with home theatre pass through
the mcintosh c2200 tube pre has a ht pass thru,i couldnt tell ya how it works as ive never used this feature on mine but i know it has it.mike. 
does anybody still listen
wow,some of the stuff i found in my collection really needed to stay buried,last evening i was listening to the allman bros when i stumbled on somthing i had not heard in years,dr timothy leary's (the incredible lightness of being molecular)wow wh... 
What do you think of my 25 laws of audio
not a whole lot. 
Preamps ... no bass or treble control?
in a hobby where the enthusiasts change everything under the sun from caps & tubes to cabling its obsurd to ever say that not having tone or balance controls keeps the music pure,what happens when you swap a quad of funkins for gold lions? mos... 
Best HOME system you've ever heard
Imin2u,for what they were & how old they are the dq 10's were a killer speaker,i had 2 pair with a pair of dq bass speakers & that set up rivaled alot of big $$$$ rigs ive heard,i kinda miss em.mike. 
Preamps ... no bass or treble control?
to me the whole lack of tone controls is nonsense & causes people to invest huge amounts of cash into other areas like cables & room treatments,i dont get it & i never will,to each his own but for me i'll never own a preamp without ton... 
does anybody still listen
R F,i agree that listening to only audiophile approved stuff just for the sake of it sucks,for me anyways,im not really sure how i ended up pushing most of my collection aside but im very happy that im listening to it all again.lugnut,we listen al... 
Who is your overall favorite guitarist?
ghost rider,nice to see another adrian belew fan,him & fripp were smokin hot,i saw belew play with frank zappa & he was amazing,i also saw steve via when he was with zappa & i thought belew did a much better job,via was too much flash ... 
Best Cd Player under $100,000
i feel cheap & used,now i know ive been a victim. 
Mcintosh - Love Em' or Hate Em' ......Why?
MINT604,bite me you pinhead,ive tried a ton of other gear & im not deaf,anybody who makes a statement like the one you just made must be a moron,before you go around with your chest all puffed out running down another guys rig you better post ... 
whats the biggest mistake you made?
hooper,your a mess,i love it,i too had a hissy fit with one of my rigs,i had an equlizer that i couldnt get right & i ended up throwing it down a flight of steps,damm that felt good.