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Do I esentially have a class A amp?
Yes you doAlan 
How hard is this on a tube pre amp?
The volumn control is really an attenuator. You are not hurting anything by turning it up louder. This also will have no bearing on tube life. Enjoy 
EXPERIENCED VAC USERS—most bang for the buck
It really depends on the speaker. Having the correct power matchup for the efficiency of the speaker good be the big factor hear. Why don't you call Kevin at Vac in Florida? They are very honest and helpful guys.Alan 
Best digital converter $5k under
I like the Mytek stereo 192 dac $1595Alan 
Subwoofer issues
How are you connecting? Rca line output from preamp to line input to sub? Has the hookup worked before and now doesn't.? Also, what is the make of your preamp?Alan 
Amp: Can I mix tubes from different manufacturers?
Since your amp is self biasing you should be all right mixing tubes. Alan 
Sub-woofer fast enough for Horns?
I found the smaller Sunfire Subs to be very fastAlan 
DAC Recommendation around 2.5K
Try the Mytek stereo 192 dac. $1695Very dynamic and beautiful sounding with all Hi-rez materialAlso sounds great with redbook. Like mine a lotAlan 
Need help on tubes for my Lyr
What model tube are you looking forAlan 
Phono Preamp question
I have a tube phono stage built into a tube pre driving tube power amps. In total 26 tubes. Sound is glorius and also dead quite. As far as suggestions you need to specify a price rangeAlan 
KT 66 or NOS EL34
Try the Genelex gold lion KT77. I tried a bunch of EL34's and 6ca7's in my VTL ST-85 and the KT-77 was way better. Never tried the KT-66Alan 
Best of Both Worlds, Hybrid Amps .
A Hybrid amp could also be the worst of both worlds. Are you talking about a power amp that has a tube input and solid state output?Alan 
High Current vs high power
Most speakers like high current. The signal going into a power amp is usually high voltage and low current. The amp reverses this to low voltage and high current. In solid state amps if the power doubles from 8 ohms to 4 ohms it probably is high c... 
Is There a New version of Logitech Media Server?
If you go over to audio asylum there is a warning about this upgrade. It is chrashing the program for a lot of people and you cannot go back. They say they are working on the problem but no luck yet. DO NOT DOWNLOAD THIS UPGRADEAlan 
Tube DAC, be gentle first time
Which Audionote are you talking about?Alan