[tddnepa]

thanks, Greg. I was only being partly facetious when i said i'd learned my lesson. i will NEVER post an open ended question with a manufacturer's name in it again on here. i don't see the point of this manufacturer forum if not for this type of thing, but i don't need the stress.

terry - i'm a COnrad-johnson man. tube pre, solid state amp (I need the wattage). how about those Macintosh b*stards? (LOL)