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The big box stores are your last resort. You want to visit a boutique-type store in TX that carries some higher end gear. The drawback is that this stuff will be expensive and it's not very nice to audition expensive amps and then go hunting on ebay or audiogon for the same/similar model at a...

Some people may do the following: Active or passive bi-amping where one amp hits the woofers and the another hits the panel. Some people may just use two dedicated amps - one for each speaker. In your case, given the budget, go buy the best SS amp you can afford. The speakers you have likely...

Direct panel replacement from ML will likely cost more that what you paid for the speakers. However, you might be able to get them re-furbished for a few hundred dollars. I'd emal the folks at justrealmusic (per another poster's suggestion) and see what he will charge.

Whoa! Are you about to open Pandora's box! A couple of comments: The speakers were stored for a long time...in what conditions? Tons of dust and high humidity? Excessive heat? I am also somewhat surprised that the speakers weren't set up as to facilitate a demo of some sort. You noticed some...

I will look into plane tickets/hotel/car rental soon. Let me see if this is doable financially. I recently sold my house and moved and that ate up a ton of my disposable income (had to get another car too in May...ugh). Erik

Kimber Kable is another way to go.

A long time ago Dan (formerly DTB300) once remarked that once you graduate from the stock receiver and speakers from the big box stores and move into dedicated amps, rooms, etc with better speakers...that's where a lot of the magic takes place. AFTER that (or rather after you drop 2-5k on...

Gun background checks are just the low bearing fruit for our elected officials. It's mainly a reactionary measure taken after the terrible tragedy that took place in CT. Pretty much anytime some national tragedy takes place (banking/housing failure, mass shooting, environmental disaster, etc)...

This then begs the question, what is a 'capable' amp? There are TONS of amps of all shapes, sizes, designs (tube, digital, hybrid), and prices --> all that influences the decision to audition and/or make a purchase. The notion that you need to listen at high levels to tell the difference...

Make sure you are listening to the best quality recording possible when seriously evaluating an amp or speaker. Go out of your way to find music (that you like) that's been recorded correctly. You will be amazed what a difference this makes and quality amps/speakers will really shine. In my...

Sometimes I wish I could just "pay per view" for everything I watch vs some fee I pay each month and I don't watch/use 95% of it. I tend to be a creature of habit and watch the same channels over and over. Maybe it is possible to to couple the internet with the TV and you can somehow download...

I remember Joe when I visited CO a few years back. He was indeed a terrific dog!

Precisely. Even just a link to a .pdf file that shows what they got and how much would be better than what they have now. It seems rather odd to call and ask questions like: "Do you have shirts? Mugs?..." Erik

With a $6000 budget you can easily afford some awesome separate components. I've always maintained that if you go with an integrated amp, either space is at a severe premium or you just love the simplicity of the amp/pre-amp being in one box. How about the BAT 300x? If you are not opposed to...

Just a suggestion...it's understandable that maybe running the online store was more trouble than it's worth. I was wondering if maybe just a single webpage (or link) that shows pictures of mugs, shirts, banners, etc could be displayed with the phone number or email to someone who can take the...

I thought there was an online store for coffee cups, shirts, banners, etc? Is that no longer true? Erik

Hasn't woofer + panel integration ALWAYS been a ''knock" against these sorts of speakers? I think that's one of the tradeoffs we have to make. Years ago I listened to some Quad speakers at a dealer in Baltimore. He knew I was a ML enthusiast and made the case that the Quad speakers were...

Over the last decade, or so, I haven't watched any TV shows with much regularity other than the Sopranos (and even then I had to rent to DVDs). I do like the Americans. I've also heard great things about many of the shows you listed such as: Breaking Bad, Dexter, Walking Dead, etc. I also...

I haven't been around the President or his kids (and the guards associated with protecting them) but I have walked by the White House a number of times. Sometimes the guards on the perimeter have assault weapons out in the open and sometimes they keep the guns in "bags" that can be quickly removed.

Want to prevent another Newton? Arm the teachers. Give them the training to both protect the themselves and the kids. If security guards can be hired by banks, nuclear power plants, private citizens, etc to protect themselves and their clients, why can't teachers do the same? As others have...