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Linear Tube Audio Micro ZOTL - Version -3 in-depth upgrade information
I use Tele also but in 12au7 6SN7 those big bulb tubes are the rays in smoke glass and sound better then most vintage in this size I have 40 years with tubes , these re good and LTA tubes are used very easy will last for years.  
Linear Tube Audio Micro ZOTL - Version -3 in-depth upgrade information
Rays are a excellent tube with a 1 year warranty not found anywhere else   
Linear Tube Audio Micro ZOTL - Version -3 in-depth upgrade information
Having 40+ years in audio and having had many  audio products modded or upgraded ,I mod my own Loudspeaker Xovers for years for example . LTA  and David Berning know their engineering inside is a who’s who of great name brand parts Far better the... 
Linear Tube Audio Micro ZOTL - Version -3 in-depth upgrade information
Thanks jond  patience is a virtue , something  hard to grasp  but the product  is well worth the wait.  
No preamp in system
A good preamp is far better then without one  especially if it has a substantial power supplies for dynamics  soundstage stability and imaging under Loud dynamic swings ,also having a very good resistive ladder volume control and relays  night an... 
Considering switching to XLR cables,
XLR  if used with adaptors gains - nothing  XLR  will get 50% more gain ,  if everything is truly balanced then it is noticeably quieter, even using  for short runs you maynot hear any difference  but on output volume . every audio system is dif... 
"audiophiles listen to their equipment"
The only possible argument is maybe what s correct in pitch or tone ? some like it more neutral like a dac or speaker that may provide more focused imaging ,vs say a dac that may not be as lock on focus imaging but  easy to listen to without hav... 
What might pair well with a combined Laiv Harmony uDDC and Laiv DAC?
Innuos makes a bunch of very good streamers at different price points and very good sense app.  
Are there any recording artists you just can’t listen too?
Ozzie I think many would agree was Great with Black Sabbath, and early Ozzie solo. Not later !  
Best Audiophile Album in terms of Dynamic Range and Mastering Quality?
Dark side of the moon a Classic . Jazz at the pawn shop.a classic  Hope,- Hugh Masacala a Classic  Kind of Blue classic Great   
Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby?
Mitch they are pretty nice the 2026 model I think a redesign ,if so I am all in .  
Have you reached your end point with this addictive hobby?
Yes  when the Mrs see $4 figure deductions and my hobby she can’t justify when she feels it’s unimportant , for the short term ,She just bought a New Toyota Crown  so for me game back on , and when funds runout ,and forced to make more money and ... 
Fiber Optic Cable
Fiber optic is fine for TV  ampnd midfi , quality Ethernet cables and a good linear power supply from Linear Tube Audio from the modem- Router  combo  is sonically superior with a Quality Ethernet hub , is  sonically far superior but will cost ove... 
Anybody ever dealt with Safe and Sound audio
What dac were you looking at ?  Depend8ng on budget lots of very good ones out there without the store msrkup.    
Seeking a Tube preamplifier
Without even a second thought having 4 decades in audio the Linear Tube Audio  Micro Z-OTL latest version 3 preamplifier is exceptional on many levels giving you upto 4 Vacuum tube options  ,3 separate gain settings , 1% resistor  ladder relay vo...