McIntosh MXA60 Bookshelf System

Most of you know by now that I tend to appreciate some of the finer things in life. I have a habit of picking up exotic cars, I have no problem with a $3,000 set of kitchen knives, and I like to fly first classon occasion.

So, I was a little excited when McIntosh Labs sent over a brand spankin’ new MXA60 bookshelf audio system for review. After all, you can’t exactly run down to Best Buy and pick one up. You’re going to have to locate a dealer and then dish out $7,500 to be one of the few people fortunate enough to own one of these babies.

After hanging on to the MXA60 for a couple of months it managed to make me do something that very, very few products do. Love it. Lets start with my video review from GeekBeat.TV.

McIntosh MXA60 Video Review

McIntosh MXA60 Specs

I’m not going to hit you with all of the boring specs on this unit, but I am going to run down my favorites. Here we go:

• This “bookshelf” system weighs 64 pounds! (80 in the box). It is beefy because of the massive amplifier, heavy duty chassis, thick glass face and generally rock solid construction. It’s built to last a lifetime.
• The 8 ohm speakers are 2-way with a 4″ mid/base driver and a 3/4″ tweeter. Frequency response is 60-45,000 hz. It also has a subwoofer output so you can plug in a powered sub and really rock the house!!!
• 0.05% maximum harmonic distortion at any power level from 250 milliwatts to rated power, 20Hz to 20,000Hz.
• 75 watts into an 8 ohm load is the minimum sine wave continuous average power output, both channels operating
• The built in CD play will play SACD, CD, MP3 and WMA
• Width is 22 inches (55.88cm), Height is 10-7/8 inches (27.62cm), Depth is 16 inches (40.64cm) including connectors

McIntosh MXA60 Pictures

If you didn’t see them previously, check out the McIntosh Power Meter desktop wallpaper photos I posted.

And here are a bunch of other random photos I took of the MXA60 in case they amuse you as well.

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Dead or Alive - You Spin Me Round

Now that you’ve had that experience, I want you to imagine hearing it for like 24 hours straight. Then you’ll see why I didn’t want that song stuck in my head.

So, I put out a Tweet for help!


Luckily, you guys came to my rescue. And in case it ever happens to you, here are a few of the selections given to me to get the song unstuck from your brain. Keep in mind that you’ll really only be removing one problem for another… in some cases bigger problem!

Beth Patton hooked me up with a little Vanilla Ice, Ice Ice Baby

HippeGrl suggested Dead or Alive – You Spin Me Round:

Deryk Rieves suggested Ace Ventura’s rousing rendition of – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang:

Tim Trent suggested the Llama Song. Which is an evil, evil thing to do…:

Jérémie Ecoffey RickRolled me:

Brian Selke gave me Sunshine, Lollipops, and Rainbows:

GreyKW suggested Muse’s Uprising. Unfortunately those idiots don’t allow video embedding, so you won’t be seeing their video embedded here. Whose the loser now? Not you! Because there are plenty of other videos here! :-)

David Castagneto had the funniest video of the day! I THINK it was Touch My Body…

Peter Leay sent over a cover of Make You Feel My Love:

Chris Cameron decided to replace one ABBA song with another!

Mark Jeffries opted to use The Beatles Yellow Submarine. I guess he thought I was on a drug trip. hehehe

Mason Pelt suggested Suicide is Painless. I’m not sure if he’s making a suggestion or what?!? ;-)

Carlos Navarro thought that a little Genesis would do, That’s All:

Finally, Pelpina from WebBeat.TV, John Roushkolb and Alex Conrad all suggested the Website UnHearIt.com. It’s a site that randomly gives you other songs to stick in your head to get the original one out. :-)

So, next time you or someone you know has a song stuck in your head just head on back to his page and get it out!

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Gary is the author of Crush It: How to Cash In On Your Passion, host of the popular Wine Library TV and also works as a business consultant at Vayner Media, his own agency that helps out organizations and individuals looking to expand their horizons with all these new technologies popping up around us these days.

For more Gary Vee, check out any of his sites and shows or his Facebook page and Twitter.

Press the little play button below to listen to the episode!

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We talked about life, love, Woopra and Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for photographers. I will point out that much of the discussion was applicable for just about any website you have although the intention was to answer specific questions that appeal to the needs of those of us who have a thing for lenses. Feel free to take a listen…

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The video was shot on a Canon 5D Mark II with a 15mm fisheye lens. I was sitting directly in front of Geoff, with the camera less than 3 feet from his head. Audio is straight off the camera, so it’s merely “acceptable”.

PS – Hey Geoff, I have this in full 1080p if you ever need it in high res version. Just let me know and I’ll get it to you. And sorry it took me like 5 months to get this posted. I’m a little behind…

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We had a great time and they were very gracious hosts. I’m embedding the audio podcast from the show below, although we did do the show live and there was actual video demonstration taking place at the time. Needless to say Leo and Amber were very enthusiastic about Woopra, and we’ll be getting it installed on their sites very soon.

If you skip to around the 35 minute mark you should jump in where I’m coming on the show. But you could also listen to the whole thing because Leo and Amber are actually entertaining. :-)

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Thanks again to Esteban for a rousing line of questioning and just a generally good time! And make sure you subscribe to SocialNerdia as he does a great job creating unique and valuable content.

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Well, I guess they were bound to catch up to us sooner or later. Our supreme editor, Dave Moyer, has compiled the first ever set of Wealth Nation bloopers for your listening enjoyment. Now you can get a real listen “behind the scenes” to see what he has to deal with when he’s cleaning up the episodes.

This will teach us not to be taking extended periods of time off from the show in the future!

Just select the play button below and you can listen to the show right here. You can also visit iTunes and subscribe, follow Wealth Nation on Twitter, or join our Wealth Nation group on Facebook!

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Each Spotlight on Success show will feature a different successful entrepreneur, businessperson or professional, and we’ll learn all about how they came to stand out, what challenges they faced, and what they would do different if they could do it all over again. If you’ve got any suggestions for people you’d like to see us interview please let us know. But in the meantime please enjoy meeting Scott Jordan, CEO of ScotteVest…

(Just click the play button below to listen)

The podcast is also available for subscription in iTunes (please rate the show if you get a chance), and you can find it on WealthNation.FM as well.

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But you really need to do it within the next 36 hours or the jig is up. It took me literally about 10 seconds to download the song and I’m listening to it right now.

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Anyway, Mandisa is a cousin (by marriage obviously), and she is one of the greatest singers alive if you ask me (and a whole lot of other people too). She made it onto American Idol, and came damn close to winning it. In fact, she was robbed! They gave it to that guy from Alabama who thought he was Elvis… pathetic!

Here is Mandisa doing what was arguably one of her most popular song renditions, I’m Every Woman. Enjoy!

By the way, Mandisa has her own Web site, she’s on MySpace, and also a brand new Christmas album out. So you should stop by and pick it up over on Amazon or iTunes if you are a fan of the holiday season. Or, even if you are not.

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Yesterday I was at Costco to get meat to make my world famous Souvlaki when I decided on a whim to purchase an Apple iPod Touch. This thing sells for $489, so right off the bat it had better be good.

Now, I don’t know jack about iPods or iPhones, but the signs in Costco all said something about coming with the latest greatest software functionality and they tell you all these things you can do with it… surf the web, watch movies, etc. So, I left the store happy and went home to give it a try.

The first thing I did was plug it into my laptop which was already running iTunes (required for iPods), and iTunes started syncing up with it. Meanwhile it prompted me to register my new device. So, I’m thinking, “Ok, cool. I’ll give you my details and all since you are about to entertain me”.

Now, get this. After I finish registering the first thing that happens is I get this huge notification that there is “a new software version 2.0″ available, and just click here to get it! So, now I’m excited. Yippee! I’m gonna get the brand new software for my brand new iPod! So, I click on the link and Apple tells me, we’re so glad you decided to upgrade! That’ll be $9.99 please.

WTF? $10?!? I just unboxed the device and you’re telling me you want me to purchase an upgrade or I can’t have all of it’s functionality?!? I mean seriously, I haven’t even used it once! The headphones have not even been plugged in! And, it’s a $500 product.

Excuse me Apple – but that is F-ed Up. Creative would never do that to me (and the Zen kicks ass too by the way).

There is nothing I hate more than nickel and dimeing people, and this is the biggest complaint I’ve heard from all of my friends with Apple products. “You’re gonna love it, but be prepared to pay!”

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Enjoy.

Start out with this extremely high quality MP3, and after that you can check out the videos below.

The Fray – Over My Head (Cable Car)

Garth Brooks – The Thunder Rolls

Sting – Fields of Gold

The Corrs – Breathless

Michael Jackson – Thriller / Chantal Kreviazuk – Surrounded

Madonna – Vogue

Seal – Don’t Cry

When you’re done with those, make sure and go check out their Gallery page and listen to the amazing rendition of Time After Time. Fantastic…

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Bill Lumberg:

Mmm-Kay

Thanks

That would be great

Peter:

Hello

Bleeping-A

Misc:

I could set the building on fire

Ooh, Oooh

Hey Peter man

Nina speaking… Just a moment
Sounds like someone’s got a case of the mondays

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Yeah, and um, it seems that a contestant on Who Wants to be a Millionaire got a question about the movie Office Space which he was intimately familiar with. What’s so classic is his reaction. Though I really, really wish he would have stared at it calmly and then in his best Lumberg voice said something like, “Um, yeah. Listen, I’m going to need to go ahead and answer Superman III, kay? Oh, and I’m also going to need to go ahead and let you know that’s my final answer. Thanks.”

It’s still not as cool as when John Carpenter won the $Million, but pretty cool nonetheless.

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Now, I’d pay real money to get this guy together with the guy who played Smooth Criminal on the violin and Larry Wright the Famous Street Drummer. That would be one hell of a 3 man band!

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By the way, if you want to see more of Reggie, here is his MySpace page, and here are more of his videos on Vimeo or SuperDeluxe.

He kind of reminds me of Larry the street drummer…

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Now, before you get to watch the video I have to share the funny story behind the video. Seal was originally scheduled to perform at this event, but one day before he called in sick. It just so happens that Pat was on his honeymoon one island over on Maui, and somehow the event organizers managed to talk him into taking a break from his new wife to entertain this group. Clearly the only reason for someone to do this would be because he’s just a nice guy and willing to help out in a crisis. Thanks Pat!

Incidentally Pat, there were quite a few of us in the audience that were extremely happy to have you there (not to insult Seal or anything…). Personally I’ve got several Train songs in my Ipod at all times, and I’m looking to add a few of the ones from your new solo album!

If you want to see or hear a little more of Pat Monahan, head on over to the videos page on his web site. Make sure to check out his duets of Drops of Jupiter with Cindy Lauper. It’s pretty darn cool…

I did record 2 or 3 more of the songs from this event, but it would take a whole lot of begging to get me to upload any more of them. And it might even take Pat giving me the green light because I don’t know exactly what the etiquette is here and wouldn’t want to do anything inappropriate.

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Let me set the scene for you before you listen to it. Some guy in Texas is driving in to work and leaving a voice mail for his co-worker explaining why he’s late in case the boss is asking where he is. While he is leaving a message, he witnesses a minor car accident, and then…

Now, I’m not sure what was better – being there in person, or just listening to his play by play description! This guy missed his calling as a TV sports announcer.

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Mr. Heron recites a poem in which he uses sarcasm and wit to make the point that the white people who “discovered” Africa weren’t exactly discovering anything, and certainly weren’t good for the indigenous people.

I consider his perspective on the matters discussed in this video not only interesting, but virtually impossible to argue with.

Thanks to Daniel Lazar for the original post.

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