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Yamaha audio refurbishing
I'm in New Jersey if I can help 
Cary 306/200 service?
I'm in northern New Jersey if I can help 
Tube Amp Repair/Service - Minneapolis/St. Paul - ?
I'm in New Jersey if you want to ship. 
help on changing capacitors
The key to changing out the capacitors is size.  Some caps are just to large to fit in tight spaces so be careful.  Increasing the numeric values for Power Supply capacitors will in general produces better bass so if you can fit them in, my recomm... 
Dream Speakers = landed. Now I need to feed them!
I have posted this recently - my buddy has the Klipschorns stuck an old 45 tube stereo amp driven directly by his DAC Pure Magic with only 1 watt!If you are local to NJ come by and try out the amp for yourselfHappy Listening 
What happened to Audio Aero?
I'm in New Jersey if that is a better option for you. 
Gripped By Upgrade Fever
You mention both Tannoy and Zu speakers but they may require a totally different amplifier (not sure what you are using now) to make them sound their best.  For example, yesterday I heard a system using CJ Premier 11 mono block tube amplifiers dri... 
Class D for a Tube Lover
I have not head any Class D amp so far in my own experience sound warm or syrupy - I would consider that sound from tube McIntosh as warm and syrupy but that is my opinion and my own personal experience.If I was looking for a Class D amp I would c... 
Two defective pieces in a row - unreasonable to demand refund?
@lostarkShipping will always have an impact no matter how it is boxes up.  When I was looking at a company to make our shipping boxes (same people who make the Peloton bike foam) he told me something very interesting - a box is made to ship from p... 
Mods which don't harm re-sale
If the equipment is older that upgraded power supply capacitors should be a value added.  Most mods and be removed but overall IMO adding capacitors like copper V-caps, Audio Note resistors, upgrading a volume control should be a good thing. 
Future of this hobby?
Doing repair work I am constantly busy repairing, upgrading, and building customer components for people.  Not sure what is selling with the big names but I cannot keep up. 
About the importance of the room vs the electronics
@maxwaveNo just have fun and post your experiences - that is what all of us here should be asking and responding to!If you are ever in the NYC area let me know.Happy Listening 
About the importance of the room vs the electronics
@millercarbon@maxwaveBoth of you seem to thing that I am mad? Not sur why that is. Yes maxwave I read into the real thingie - my bad.  I was thinking that most people want their systems to reproduce sounds like real instruments - again my bad for ... 
About the importance of the room vs the electronics
@maxwave - who's mad? 
What do you have on order RIGHT NOW.
Parts, Parts, and more Parts to make two 6SN7 DAC single chassis, two single chassis 6DJ8 preamps, and a pair of mono block EL34 pure class A amplifiers, etc.  All I need is more time in every day!Happy Listening.