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Which preamp Dodd or Cary slp-98L
Is this the thread where the shootout is covered or is there more info in another thread? http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/index.php?topic=54625.msg501613;topicseen#new 
Resolution Audio Opus 21 TRL Audio mod
I've had mods done by TRL on a DAC and Steve at GNSC on the Opus 21....no knock on Paul or TRL at all, but Steve is the man when it comes to the Opus, don't think twice about having him mod your unit... 
What to put under my VAC AMP/ PREAMP??
I'm really torn between the two and tend to go back and forth...what about Ultralinear do you prefer? 
What to put under my VAC AMP/ PREAMP??
As long as we have a few Phi 300.1 owners here, do you guys run in Triode or Ultralinear? 
What to put under my VAC AMP/ PREAMP??
HRS is all custom made, so no demo there, I've talked with them about it before. Critical Mass is something I'll check out as well, although the Shum Mook are intriguing because I can use my existing rack shelves with them... 
What to put under my VAC AMP/ PREAMP??
I have tried some different KT88's (Winged C, Genelex reissues) and they were nice, but I keep coming back to the VAC tubes as my favorites. Plus the cost of tube rolling just doubled as I'm running 300.1 monoblocks....I haven't tried any 6550's h... 
What to put under my VAC AMP/ PREAMP??
How many do you use and where do you place them under your 300.1? 
Gr Research speakers?
The line arrays in my system are Danny's design, and pretty incredible, IMO of course.... 
Pls recommend tube DAC
I heard the TADAC in my system and it really is exceptional as stated above....the "tubiness" knob is a pretty cool feature.... 
Ribbons caught my att.- should I buy or build?
Selah and GR Research are two good places to look for direction on a DIY project. I own the GR Research Custom Arrays. Call and talk to Danny at GR and Rick at Selah. 
Affordable interconnect for warm system
KCI Firefly 
If you had 10k to spend on tube amp?????
Tvad is spot on as usual! 
Where are you today?
I've been in both camps at various points in iterations of my system and really like several different types of amps. I am in the process of breaking in my new VAC Phi 300.1 Monoblocks and it appears from early listening I'll be in the tube camp q... 
Does anyone have the new VAC Phi 300 amplifier?
I have both new amps here now Harve, and am putting some break-in on them. I'll do a more detailed report out as I get them run in and get a better handle on the differences between running one 300.1 in stereo and running two as mono's.Early impre... 
Do you pull A/C plugs during thunder storms?
North Texas here as well and I unplug for every storm, we get some real light shows here!