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Album which you have listened to most?
Larry Carlton, "Alone, But Never Alone"Chris Isaak, "Heart Shaped World"Donald Fagan, "The Nightfly" 
Alvin Lee dead at 68
"I'd love to change the world..." and he did. Changed my world for the better. Very sad to hear. 
How to protect against burglary
Put signs in the windows that say "Danger 10,000 ohms!" 
Animal damage to system
A raccoon climbed a power pole up-line from my place where he proceeded to electrocute himself. While short circuiting the lines, there was a power surge sent to my transformer which sent about 240 volts into my place. The lights flickered, then d... 
Machina Dynamica
....or....not.... 
Machina Dynamica
Viridian, how do you take them, seriously...???!!! 
Great guys to deal with in the audio industry
What Sfar said. Jerred at Jolida was an excellent person to work with also. 
Meter replacement on Pass Labs X250
I wish I would have kept that amp. Tried to downsize and that was a failure. Went to an integrated with stand mounted monitors and never got into it. Loved the Pass sound. 
Meter replacement on Pass Labs X250
The one I had in the past went out as well. I thought about doing it myself, but after looking over the amp and seeing that one thing led to another, I figured I would have to take quite a bit of it apart to get at it. I would send it to Pass and ... 
Greatest Rock Guitar Riffs
"Magic Carpet Ride", Steppenwolf 
First favorite tune
Happy Birthday. Gifts were always involved. 
Audio Equipment... the word Cool... and Life
Smooth. 
Tube pre, SS amp incompatibility, which amp 2 use?
This is a follow-up. I received the Rothwell attenuators. I removed the passive volume control and placed the Rothwells in place. There was a one time driver excursion outwards along with a small popping sound. Then all was well. With the passive ... 
Tube pre, SS amp incompatibility, which amp 2 use?
I'm very happy with the Jolida in the system. I'm waiting for a set of Rothwells to replace the passive volume control. I also bought some different 12ax7's to try out. The ones supplied with the pre-amp roll off the upper end. It's quite a differ... 
Tube pre, SS amp incompatibility, which amp 2 use?
Yes, the pre-amp and the amp are plugged into a Monster HTS5000 Power Center. I found there is less noise when I have the amp plugged into it instead of directly into an outlet.