Tubes at Best Buy. Yes, it's true.

I'm just waiting for the post that proclaims that these tube units from Best Buy and the Sharper Image, "BLOWS THE DOORS OFF" Krell, Pass, Rowland, Levinson, Halcro, etc..

Yea Unsound and add "Competes very favorably with my Bose reference system"

All sarcasm, London Drugs here in Canada has been marketing the Vuum tube amp with iPod dock for couple of years now with surprising success.

http://www.vuumaudio.com/VTi-B1.htm

I've been the proud owner of the Sharper image unit since I heard it at an audiophile neighbor's house. It literally blew the doors off my VTL Wotans, and I've never looked back. It currently drives 8 pair of Bose 901s...sounds great!

(http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/m/mcd908_37/mcd908_37_dfu_aen.pdf) There's the manual. (http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/digitalmusic/0,39029994,49295334,00.htm) there's a review. I suppose when they say, "built in" tubes, that's what they mean. No indication that they are removable anywhere in the manual (or what they might be). I suppose imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. I hope this doesn't ruin anyone to the use of tubed equipment(bad first impressions seldom fade easily).