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Subwoofer insight.
If you want to get the highest technologies ,and performance plus a great app for phone or tablet and 2019 sub of the year SVS 3000 SB for $995 delivered , 45 day audition don’t like it they will even pay the freight back .i have a $1600 JL Audio,... 
Power Amplifier Longevity
With quality gear well worth rebuilding the capacitors dry out ,and while rebuilding improve  the design ,most all amplifiers or preamps use good reliable average parts ,coupling capacitors many good brands ,for the power supply  there to buy the ... 
Why no Class D integrated love? (from manufacturers)
I have heard the Gan fet amp ,the cheaper ones pretty respectable but not better then good conventional amps, Merrill Audio and others have starting at $16-35k gan amps that are very good , but at that price many other conventional designs may bet... 
Why no Class D integrated love? (from manufacturers)
I have a friend who own the Classe 2200i and I am a 40 year vet and owned a Audio store. I put the 2200i in my system which usedvery good custom vacuum tube gear as well as Digital from Denmark Gato Audio ,and Pass Labs class A Amps and Parasound ... 
Dumb break in question...
Yes , the amplifier or preamp doesnot need to be on but the Digital  signal does  going through the interconnects need to be sending a music signal and electrical signal this way the circuit gets a workout. I use the Isotek breakin cd cuts 300 hou... 
Vacuum tube ! And Warnings
hello Jond  the amp can take anything from El-34,  KT-88-6550 kt120,kt150s 
Vacuum tube ! And Warnings
my friend bought them ,and told me after he had them in his possession.i told him ,he is sending them back pronto tommorow ,it was a very valuable lesson learned and luckily no damage . 
Vacuum tube ! And Warnings
I was just making a point nothing morei have been using tubes for over 40 years and owned a Audio store I know how to bias tubes. My point was a lot of eBay sellers don’t even check the tubes they just go by what the mfg state I later checkedwith ... 
Vacuum tube ! And Warnings
It is a custom canary amp 
Vacuum tube ! And Warnings
The amp in question can take el34- kt 150s 
Speakers that can reveal orchestral instruments' positions
Big sound labs are very 3 dimentional  for big Loudspeakers as well. As         MBL 101D when setup properly and plenty of quality amplification. 
Fav Tube/Best tube
With power tubes what may sound good in one amp is no guarantee it will sound good in a different amp circuit .i have been through this for over 40 years . Never Assume.regarding kt150  tubes a very good tube but,if the transformers are not optimi... 
Best 6NS7 Preamp for a Pass Labs XA25 amp
Don Sachs makes a excellent 6 sn7 pre with premium parts options for around $3500 which is a very good deal with a Khozmo   Shunt resistor ladder attenuator which cost over $400 with remote it’s a true bargain  for this grade of quality. 
Ok guys
What brand ,model turntable and cartridge ? How good it is will have a lot to do with its stability and vibration control.  I don’t know of many quality turntables with a built in lid. 
A Top DAC
On Darkos list ,they left out all the major True hi end dacs over $10 kits not all about $$ but when you have no restrictions on build it opens the door to perfect the design. Having owned a Audio store I learned rule of thumb on average roughly o...