Hey tzh21y - interested in your comment on replacement tubes over time. What did you replace with? Same as OEM McIntosh or did you "upgrade."
IMHO - audiophiles are like cyclists. I have a $3.5K road bike that is the most comfortable and efficient I've ever had, and the group I ride with all have $10K+. One day, A guy was talking or "bragging" about replacing a seat post that was 400 grams less than his current one at a cost of $600. That's 0.89 lb decrease in weight. I said "Hmmm. You have about 25 extra lbs on your gut - isn't bike + weight of person = total weight? - In that case - a week of Atkins is $2,000." I love my 275 and, as Forrest Gump says "That's all I have to say about that"
IMHO - audiophiles are like cyclists. I have a $3.5K road bike that is the most comfortable and efficient I've ever had, and the group I ride with all have $10K+. One day, A guy was talking or "bragging" about replacing a seat post that was 400 grams less than his current one at a cost of $600. That's 0.89 lb decrease in weight. I said "Hmmm. You have about 25 extra lbs on your gut - isn't bike + weight of person = total weight? - In that case - a week of Atkins is $2,000." I love my 275 and, as Forrest Gump says "That's all I have to say about that"