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Memories of Mac Bench Tests...
In the old days ('60s - '70s) local audio stores would bring in some Mac sound guys for a free bench test of any one's amp(s). They'd put a load on it & we'd get a performance printout & some helpful tips on what might cause the problem, if any. Pacific Stereo in Berserkeley, CA had a couple of Mac labs/yr. - standing room only - out into the street.
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The Mac units always got special treatment. Any sign of faulty performance whatsoever and they'd pull any and all tubes & toss them into a 32 gal. metal trash can with great vigor. CLANG! - BANG! - the crowd cheered and marveled. New tubes installed - all for no charge. Needless to say, Pacific Stereo was the top seller of Mac amps in the Bay Area.
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Them was the days. 
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"Fully integrated people, in their transparency, tend to not be subject to mechanisms of defense, disguise, deceit, and fraudulence."
- - Don R. 1994, an excerpt from My Ass From a Hole in the Ground - A Comparative View
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