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jmcgrogan2

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Tax time
My Uncle Sam is taking toys away from me at this time of year, he ain't no Santa. As for the buying componants I don't ask for permission. I follow the old Nike ads: Just Do It!! She complains sometimes but what wife doesn't. Cables are the best '... 
Is my Salesman telling the Truth?
Yes he is absolutely telling the truth. Just kidding, although I do own Tara Labs, I would never say brand x sucks. That's total sales bs. If a store rips a product they do not carry I totally disregard any comment. I've even had a high end store ... 
If you knew then, what you know now...
I agree with Dekay, I would be more patient. Instead of upgrading one step at a time, I would wait for my budget to grow and upgrade 3 or 4 steps at a time. In other words maybe buy 1 main item every year or two. Like replace the amp this year and... 
How much does your system retail for?
I don't think we need professional help Husaskin, just more money. 
How much does your system retail for?
Yeah Sean, if my wife stumbled on this thread I'd probably wind up in divorce court. Then I'd have to sell the stuff to pay for the divorce. Since she believes it's my job to make the money, but HER job to spend it. Maybe in the long run 5 or 10 y... 
How much does your system retail for?
About $24K, more then I can afford. 
Mimik I vs. Mimik II
I was looking at buying a used cd player a month or so back. The Mimik is a model that I was considering. I asked a couple owners that question and they told me it was a power supply upgrade. It is a newer model with the power supply upgrade, the ... 
Bi-wiring mishap
Next time let your girlfriend do the wiring and you put your ear to the speaker. I personally like to have the black touch the red when I place them under my tongue. 
Integrated amp with 2 pair binding posts
I believe how that works if the posts are simply for biwiring is they are wired in parallel. This would mean the amp would see half of your speakers impedences . For example if you had 2 pairs of 8 ohm speakers the amp would see one 4 ohm speaker.... 
Who R U?
I've been working with a therepist for twenty years trying to figure out the answer to that question. I'll let you know when/if I come to a conclusion. 
hum in system, ground loon? 60hz?
You don't have anything hooked up to it that touches a cable line do you. No video souce whatever. I found out that anytime I connect any video device, even a DVD player to a tubed preamp I got a ground loop hum. I tried the Mondial magic box and ... 
Help with amp selection
Go to home page and type what you're looking for in the search box at the top center of the page. 
Tara Labs Quantum 3+ Tara Quantum 1V
I am biwiring with a 8ft pair of Quantum Reference on the bass and Quantum III+ on the mid/highs. The design is the same only the Reference has more conductors. I think they are a steal at the price. The sound is full, detailed and deep. Revealing... 
Classe preamps
I have a Classe CA-200 and a CAV-75 amp for surround. I think they sound awesome. The 'Classe Sound' is rich smooth midrange with clean smooth highs. The bass is full and deep, although I've had other amps that were tighter in the bass and more de... 
Top Ten Interconnects of all time...
Magnan Vi is the best I've heard. I don't have the most extensive experience with cables, I tend not to change monthly like alot of people. But these are by far the best I've lived with.