mr_hosehead
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| Why is my Mcintosh MC-2155 slow? Sorry for being dense, but I'm really sure what you mean by "slow". Your amp sounds great but it sounds slow?I'm now "house sitting" a semi-inherited McIntosh. It kinda appeared out of the blue, and I had such high expectations for it that I stopp... | |
| LCD Television Noise ??? Based upon a very small sampling, I wouldn't worry about it at all. We (well, I) bought a dirt-cheap HD LCD this summer for eventual college use next year. Just went checking that & all the other LCDs in the house - the only noise I could hear... | |
| What do you think about this statement "So, if I said I prefer an all JVC/Bose system to an VAC/Von Schweikert system, y'all would just chalk that up to personal preferences?" In some/most cases - yup. If I wore hearing appliances that still could not produce something where I can diff... | |
| bands you truly miss And sometimes not so much (or not just) break up as die off...Derek & the DominosThe old Genesissimilarly older SantanaJackson Browne w/ David LindleyThe WhoThe Beach Boys (from Pet Sounds era)There are lots more - but like many in that list i... | |
| Power conditioner plugged into computer battery If your battery backup system can handle the power-up current draw then you probably can find an acceptable match for your gear. There are a few caveats, but generally once your amp has charged up the banks then it's pretty much your amp's respons... | |
| Vinyl Outselling CD Several critical points above: can you buy vinyl in WalMart, BB, etc? That's a big NO around here, which adds credence to beloved vinyl being just a blip on the receipt for the music industry. Yeah, vinyl's different from all the usual retail stuf... | |
| Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it. Would I go out and get into vinyl from scratch today? Nope - not w/ two kids in college, etc. But after a stupid thread a year or so back, did I go and get the stuff out of storage and "the closet" and get a new cartridge and redo the den layout f... | |
| Power Cord for Satellite Receiver Did it come with one? OK - then that's a good one.Really not trying to be flippant. This is all digital domain, so if you're getting reasonably decent power to your outlet then unless you're doing something awful or practically illegal between the... | |
| Bi-amping Paradigm Reference 100's - good idea? Just from my very limited personal experience I'd have to side w/ Kal. I kinda tried it for a while (though not quite at 200W per connection) and the biggest difference I noticed was probably due to my expectation that there would be a difference.... | |
| Online shopping for music YourMusic.com is consistently inexpensive and is fine if you don't mind the rather modest selection. DeepDiscount.com seems to have a much greater selection but is much more variable for prices. Both Overstock & Amazon also have lots more sele... | |
| Where to spend some money? Speakers. Monitor 11s are quite decent, but if you want to actually hear an upgrade then that's where you can likely get your biggest bump up. Changing your electronics just will not yield as big a change nor improvement as speakers can. There are... | |
| Best "Rock/Pop" Debut Album? Great suggestions - I agree w/ most. Audiofeil, etc. lists were home runs - plus Boston, Costello, CSN, Dire Straits, Santana, Dan Fogelberg, Hornsby & the Range, Joni Mitchell, Carole King, Neil Young, etc. (although technically some were sol... | |
| 0 feedback sellers Hard call sometimes, 'cause we were all obviously at zero. I personally shy away from zero-feedback sellers for bigger-ticket items, just 'cause. I also have stuff I'll eventually sell, but won't ever consider doing that until I buy a few more thi... | |
| Best rock song of all times Layla. I know, I know - not necessarily simple, not necessarily very basic, but after those first 7 notes you are already crankin' the volume. And if you don't crank it, then you're already dead... | |
| Safe way to change cables with tube amp on... Go ahead - try it! No guts, no glory...But, before you do anything like that, make sure you have already ordered your new amp. 'Nuff said. |