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Where to find Taiyo Yuden discs
Taiyo Yuden used to make them for Fuji and some for TDK and Maxaell as different brands contract alot of this out to a number of Disc manufactors. Go to a store that has a few different brands and look for the ones that are made in Japan. You have... 
Could use some help with a tough match
I have use a few different preamps from Space Tech Labs http://www.space-tech-lab.com/ with S series Threshold and Fote #4 + #6 amps with very good results. Custom built to match the rest of your gear. 
How do you tell how dirty your power is?
Audiofeil has it wrong! That's for RFI. lol 
Help with apparent RFI interference?
You mean it fixed itself. But I had the answer!! Oh well next time and I promise you won't have to move. 
What is my weakest link?
Get yourself a good power conditioner. Something that will isolate the digital from the rest of the gear, oh and put a better plug in the wall and take your cyroed out and put it in your new power Cond. if it's better than the one that's in there ... 
Older PURE CLASS-A Amplifiers
Don't think you can get the Threshold SA-1 mono blocks for $1000, I've looked. SA-3 would do, the Forte #4 is a good amp and you would have enough left over to get it upgraded be Jon Soderbreg. You could even get 2 Forte #4 and biamp for your price. 
KCI Pure Gold and the benefits
I guess I should say that I agree that clean power makes a good difference. But ic changes on any desent setup should be noticeable with some ic, even if power conditioning is not used. But I believe ac power should be addressed. 
KCI Pure Gold and the benefits
Although I agree with Psychicanimal. I should say it's not what you say but HOW you say it. I havn't tried the pure gold ic, but i do have some Z Squared which is supposed to be a gold alloy, I have the very pricey Furutech XLR on them. I really ... 
Which Threshold s are best?
I have a Jon Soderberg upgraded S/150 sereis II. It is the lower powered one of the S sereis, but many thought it to be very Musical. It was rated at 90 watts but performs like much more. Here is the proper website for Jon Soderberg.http://www.vi... 
Siemens Halske versus Siemens Rohre
04-10-07: Tvad my mistake, I have E88CC Tubes not ECC88. Late night posting with one eye open I guess. 
amp for Eminent technology LFT-8As
They are 83db but are 8 ohms, but still not easy to push.I find tubes to be best on the ET8a. If your listen levels aren't unreasonable, you can get away with a lower powered amp. But it MUST be a Quailty amp. I like your thinking with the Forte ... 
Siemens Halske versus Siemens Rohre
Nice link Tvad. I have 4 pairs of the early gray riser Siemens( some call them gray plates) and all have the codes on the glass but one. But they are ECC88 not CCa, although CCa are said to be the pick of the litter from ECC88. Semens & Halske... 
HiFI Fuses ?
Tbg wrote "I could go on and on. " By why bother!! They are some who are so closed minded they believe they can not hear differences in any tweeks or cables and some say all amps sound the same. Then there are those who believe they can't trust t... 
What must I correct to get the perfect sound?
I'll go with what others have said although I should add that I believe your amp is desighed by Nelson Pass and made by Nakamichi. So it should be up to the task. But it is not a Threshold amp. Your future room will be an improvement, but speaker ... 
Why not use a power conditoner
Agree with Ngjockey, also make sure all TVs in the house are disconnected. if this solves it, then you will need to isolatate the ground on the cable. You can also try running a wire from your amps to your Preamp to make sure they are grounded to...