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Has anyone used the Electro Harmonix 6550 tubes ?
Does your VTL amp use 6550 or 6550C? I understand the 6550C is designed to take more voltage than other type of 6550. Did VTL say it is okay to use other than "C"s ? 
Who is the KING of MONOS?
Paimei.I had the original Pass X600 monos from about 1999. I thought they were somewhat cold and unmusical and that did not seam to change with time. Some say these amps are warm? They did have lots of detail or was it just lots of brightness. The... 
What's more important, watts or capacitance?
Look for the dynamic headroom and dynamic range spec (the loudest and softest sound it can play) many SS amps are over 100db. Look for high signal to noise ratio, some amps are 110. Look for high damping factor (this is what is supposed to "contro... 
Proper use volume control?
Mine only has a GAIN knob. I have no way to adjust volume. Should I take it back and get a volume knob? 
Who is the KING of MONOS?
The Pass X600.5 is not the top - they also have the X1000.5. Have they sold any , that I don't know.I did own the X600 and was not pleased. 
suggestions on affordable equipment stands.
I built my own out of salvaged mdf I got from a used display rack/ cabinet from behind a K mart store. At first i built speaker stands, but now I use them for equipment stands. Each comoonent has its own stand. It looks and works great and in fact... 
If money were no object, what would be in your rig
Sound Lab Speakers. I already had a used and damaged pair and they were still great for a while but this time I would buy a NEW pair. 
Help needed to diagnose preamp channel unbalance.
Is an Alps volume control considered the cheap way? I can't count how many glossy preamp adds mention the use of high quality part like Alps.BTW, my tube preamp is balanced with multipule gain stages and the tubes are biased by transistors (i thin... 
Help needed to diagnose preamp channel unbalance.
what is an Endler? 
Help needed to diagnose preamp channel unbalance.
Is it a tube preamp? I have had this happen when tubes are way missmatched. Just like you said, at low volumes the sound was allot louder in one channel. At higher volume the sound tended to even out. 
ARC vt100mkiii Questions?
I only had the Mk1 and no it did not have really tight bass. It had good bass but not what I would call tight. Some recordings did call attention to this. Maybe with a damping factor of 8 or something this is a hint? 
Best Speaker for Ongaku
Doesn't Audio Note make speakers too? (I thought Kondo was the new name for AN Japan?) 
Best preamp: Viola, Jadis, F.M. or Jeff Rowland ?
Where does First Sound fit in? I am considering buying a used one but have no way to listen first. 
does a subwoofer kill stereo sound?
I can never get why people buy very expensive top shelf amps and then let the bass be done by amps built into the subwoofer cabinet. Is that really the best way to do things? Or do most people have a really good amp to run the subs too? How about ... 
Speakers that excel at depth/layering/space
SOUNDLABS. Buy some and you search has ended.