Greeting from the Twin Cities!!

[cma29]

Welcome, figgie. Good luck with the audio upgrade. Lots and lots of McIntosh fans here.

I really like Minneapolis. My wife and I spent a few days there on our way back from Iceland.

We enjoyed the Guthrie Theater, Orchestra Hall, tax-free shopping, breakfast at Hell's Kitchen and nice people in general. Don't forget that two of my favorite audio firms are based nearby: Magnepan and Audio Research.

What kind of music do you like? Those are the AA threads I enjoy the most.

[figgie]

Originally Posted by MrTAD

Figgie -
I noticed you've done testing for Best Buys and saw "Rocketfish" as one of the brands you've tested. I have a question that maybe you can answer. I want to buy a Rocketfish Console Power Manager (now discontinued) which has surge protection and filtering BUT the manual that I downloaded says "not to use unless there is 30 ft from the electrical panel to the outlet. My outlet is only 15 ft and I'm concerned.

The manual online is at http://www.rocketfishproducts.com/cm...N_Final_lr.pdf

I haven't posted this question on the forum yet but I hope to find an active forum on this stuff.

Thanks.

Mr Tad

first WELCOME!

Yes, Used to work for the BBY Exclusive Brand side of things (Insignia, Dynex, Rocketfish and Init).

The reason for the distance is because a lightning strike will jump the panel to the outlet. A lightning strike will fry most surge surpressors/protectors to a mess of magic smoke. That is the ONLY reason for the distance.

[figgie]

Originally Posted by cma29

Welcome, figgie. Good luck with the audio upgrade. Lots and lots of McIntosh fans here.

I really like Minneapolis. My wife and I spent a few days there on our way back from Iceland.

We enjoyed the Guthrie Theater, Orchestra Hall, tax-free shopping, breakfast at Hell's Kitchen and nice people in general. Don't forget that two of my favorite audio firms are based nearby: Magnepan and Audio Research.

What kind of music do you like? Those are the AA threads I enjoy the most.

Hi cma

I listen to lots of different varieties of music

Classical (Orchestral, Violin, Classical guitar and Piano)
Some Opera when in the mood
Metal (Metallica, Anthrax, slayer, Five Finger Death Punch, Slip Knot, Megadeth, Ozzy, black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Judas Priest)
rock/Classic rock (Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Dream Theater, Satriani, Steve Vai, Gun's N Roses, Motley Crew, Cinderella, Tesla, Dokken, Dio, Heaven and Hell, Skid Row)
Latin (Salsa, Bachata, Merengue)
World Music
Jazz

[W9TR]

Mr. TAD,
Welcome to AA.
Thanks for resurrecting this necro-thread!

To my Minneapolis AA friends;
Any interest on a get together?
We're livin' large with mice weather and looking forward to a great fall!
Tom

[cma29]

Originally Posted by figgie

Hi cma

I listen to lots of different varieties of music

Classical (Orchestral, Violin, Classical guitar and Piano)
Some Opera when in the mood
Metal (Metallica, Anthrax, slayer, Five Finger Death Punch, Slip Knot, Megadeth, Ozzy, black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Pantera, Judas Priest)
rock/Classic rock (Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Eric Clapton, Elton John, Dream Theater, Satriani, Steve Vai, Gun's N Roses, Motley Crew, Cinderella, Tesla, Dokken, Dio, Heaven and Hell, Skid Row)
Latin (Salsa, Bachata, Merengue)
World Music
Jazz

That's an eclectic mix. Fun!

Please check out some of the music threads by genre and post some of your favorite music there. i spend a lot of time on the classical music thread.

Again, welcome.