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NuBe Advice needed
Google the model numbers of what you want to sell and see what comes up; ebay, or whatever and see what other units of the same type sell for. Keep in mind that a lot of older vintage amps and speakers may need to be refurbished before being used ... 
It’s you.
I'm elderly and suffer from who knows what and I love it. 
What is your favorite tube type?
Personally I can't afford to buy a bunch of different amplifiers. Having said that, my amp uses EL34 output tubes and 12AX7 / AT7 small signal tubes. I've used the original Chinese EL34's that came in the amp, the re issue Gold Lion KT77's, 1980's... 
Restrictions, behind the 8 ball.
jpwarren58, in this endeavor, economics is always the determining factor; unless you are good friends with, or related to someone who's involved in the manufacture of audio gear or who owns a stereo store. More than a few posters on here are self ... 
Help looking for dynamic warm romantic sound with detail
get a pair of Watkins Generation 4 bookshelf size speakers; can't go wrong. http://www.theabsolutesound.com/articles/watkins-stereo-generation-four-loudspeaker/ 
The music’s the thing but....
I suppose it all started with the knowledge of good and evil and has been going at good speed ever since. I like what I hear on my system, know what it is supposed to sound like, and am generally satisfied. At the same time, I salivate over what I... 
Who uses power conditioning?
Panamax MR5100. Unknown if the unit has any effect on sound. 
Ribbon midrange pros and cons
Wikipedia describes the Infinity emit and emim units as "quasi ribbon" units so it would seem I was quasi correct.  
Ribbon midrange pros and cons
my mistake then; mea culpa 
Nordost fans
tablejockey, you didn't say if the $20K power cord sounded like one, whatever that might be. just curious. That cable is more than twice what I've got in my total system as well 
Ribbon midrange pros and cons
Infinity had the EMIT tweeter and EMIM mid back in the day; both ribbon diaphragm design. Innovative at the time but not a big hit. 
Nordost fans
sounds like you've nearly spent enough on the journey to buy the holy grail to start with; save time 
Is it common for tubes to outweigh the cost of the amp or preamp?
I always wondered if Uncle Fester on the Aadams Family could light up a tube like he could with a light bulb by putting it in his mouth. I expect he could but the visual effect would not be as apparent. sigh 
Is it common for tubes to outweigh the cost of the amp or preamp?
you can't go wrong with vintage tubes from the US or from Europe; even 80's era East European tubes are far superior to what is coming from China and Russia, which is what you find typically in even high end gear. Maybe the best way to describe vi... 
Death of Rock 'n' Roll
Not only that, but Huey Lewis says the heart of rock and roll is still beating.