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the brightest bulb on the tree
What kind of trees do you have up there in Alaska, Mike? 
Sure, my antenna doesn't pick up all the channels and I'm a few clowns short of a circus most days. And who among us has exactly the right amount of yardage between the goal posts, or the precise spacing between the flippers? My belt goes through almost all the loops, and I've proven that I'm smarter than bait. I've demonstrated my ability to pour water out of a boot as long as the instructions are on the heel.
I long ago accepted that I'm a few Cokes short of a six pack, a taco short of a combination plate, several peas short of a casserole, a few fries short of a happy meal, and, most importantly, a few feathers short of a whole duck.
But I have all my dogs on one leash, and I'm more beer than foam.
I think it was medic8r doing research on us clandestinely.
bibere usque ad hilaritatem
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Trolle bitte nicht füttern!
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Good one Tom. I find myself wondering why Mike deigns to hang out with all of us REALLY STUPID PEOPLE!  
Jack
"People generally quarrel because they cannot argue." - G. K. Chesterton
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shareholder in the making
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oh, I got my M3's today. hooked them up to the amp with some 26ga telephone grade twisted pair and you know what? they sound like sh!t! now if only the laws of physics could fix that problem...
it's amazing what a good set of cables can do.
Ya, a good set of 14 gauge from home depot would fix that right up. 26 gauge barely cuts it as wire let alone speaker wire. 
Any ways have you tried the M3's with your ultra expensive cables vs normal gauged(16-14) wire and do you notice a difference (honestly)? AS they are bookshelves and do not need high amps, I would suspect not a very noticeable difference if any.
Jason
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Tom, that was classic! 
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If only I knew how to say "you are a tool" in latin ...
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'Vos es a tool'
LMAO!
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the brightest bulb on the tree
What kind of trees do you have up there in Alaska, Mike?
Sure, my antenna doesn't pick up all the channels and I'm a few clowns short of a circus most days. And who among us has exactly the right amount of yardage between the goal posts, or the precise spacing between the flippers? My belt goes through almost all the loops, and I've proven that I'm smarter than bait. I've demonstrated my ability to pour water out of a boot as long as the instructions are on the heel.
I long ago accepted that I'm a few Cokes short of a six pack, a taco short of a combination plate, several peas short of a casserole, a few fries short of a happy meal, and, most importantly, a few feathers short of a whole duck.
But I have all my dogs on one leash, and I'm more beer than foam.
I think it was medic8r doing research on us clandestinely.
Well they're funny looking if that means anything. 
And hey dudes, I wuz jus tryn to get y'alls to spit the sh!t out yr mouths u bit into.
didn't mean to imply you weren't bright.
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Guess that it is a little early for an April Fools joke, but, I guess, you never know. LOL!!!
The Rat.
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I ordered the Anti-Cables when I had my McIntosh MA230 refurbished for something good to use while auditioning speakers. My thought was that they are inexpensive to try and the science behind their working well made sense to me. So far, I've been very happy. If you check out Paul Speltz' Zero-former web site and read the testimonials, you are not alone by any means as to getting as good or better results than with cables costing in excess of $1000 dollars or more.
There seems to be a lot of "smoke and mirrors" in the audio wire business (and psycho-acoustical B.S. as well). I wanted something that made sense for the least amount of dielectric loss, which all wires with any kind of heavy coating (teflon, etc.)increase. Different configurations of multiple strands and materials do wierd things, as well.
This is not necessarily a bad thing, if it gives you the synergy between your amp and speakers that you want. Unlike the guy who responded that uses 16 gauge zip, I noticed a huge difference in sound between 16 gauge Acoustic Research HT wire and the Anti-Cables when auditioning a pair of speakers at an audio shop using my Mac... so cables and ICs, can make a difference. The bottom line is, is the result what you like to hear? I wanted to start with something I believed would deliver the least degraded signal and go from there.
That so many people have bettered or equaled cables costing ridiculous amounts of money (as well as 2 "audiophile" magazines) bares out the scientific principles that apply to Anti-Cables. My only gripes with them is they're a pain to wrap and set up when taking my amp around to audition speakers (permanent set up will be just fine), and the vintage spades supplied for hook up to my Mac were a little too big. I ended up breaking a divider fin on the Mac's barrier strip (no biggie)... but I'm a believer in the product, and that anyone who doesn't try these first before spending so much more for (let's face it) 2 wires is just plain foolish.
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