I suspect it could definitely be the 35 year old CL40 valve preamp that is the culprit more so than my 9 month old Luxman L-509X integrated amp. When the service guy comes over on Friday to replace my La Scala II tweeter, I'll ask him to measure the dc on the CL40 and the 509X.
The CL40 was totally restored (including new tubes) in 2013, but I think that's a much more likely scenario than the 509X.
The CL40 was totally restored (including new tubes) in 2013, but I think that's a much more likely scenario than the 509X.