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Dedicated circuits
thanks mike @ditusa   
Dedicated circuits
man, thats cool. i been thinkin of doing that for a good while. i wont have the time any soon, but hopefully  ill get around to it next year.   
LaScala dac with telefunken tubes
@designsfx  ah ok. i missed that part.   
LaScala dac with telefunken tubes
@tomcy6  ah ok. i assumed we were talkin about old TFs. i reckon those Ei from the 70s or 80s are as close to TF as it gets--they were made with TF tooling. ive never used em, but id like to.   
Nearly all manufacturers do not advertise/exhibit their product measurements? Why?
man, i really dont like the refusal to publish measurements. i really dislike it, especially with the turntables. a few companies that dont publish specs have sent em to me when i asked.  i can believe that some cables sound better than others. ... 
LaScala dac with telefunken tubes
gotta say this is the first time i come across anyone whos listened to TFs to say that they prefer new production gold lion to TF (smooth plates? ribbed?) but hey someone eventually was gonna make a circuit where gold lion was at the top of the th... 
Cable burn in
wow i experienced exactly that with morrow audio cables. now its settled in the middle and things sound pretty smooth.   
Viva Tubes
jims the man, but his selection has shrunken. i very happily bought from him a month or two ago.  his service is fantastic. dealing with him earns a deep trust that ur dealin an expert and a stand-up guy.   
Does creating a loom in cables in a system make a significant difference?
@styleman   im the same way, havin a variety of good ICs i got t a decent price. i decided to do one system in all the same cables, so i got my desktop system, which nearly all tube also, in morrow audio. was gonna do another system in all blue je... 
A different kind of (inexpensive) Audio accessory.
oh man a headlamp is necessary in my job and def necessary to set up that hifi. . hella good suggestion.  
Used gear prices and the state of the hobby.
seems the market can be driven by prices just as much as the prices are driven by market. prices been ridiculous for a long time. dont seem to be going back to normal. buyin used records is just nuts.   
EAR 834 line stage
u know, that one that ive never come across. with as much experience as folks have across all these message boards, the fact that i haven come across multiple conversations praising the line stage tells me ...dont bother. very vew pieces of gear d... 
Best 12AU7 Type Tubes for a Preamp
well, cleartops are $60 or less a matched pair... not considered the best but just about appreciated.   if the circuit can handle it 12BH7 is the preferred alternative to the 12AU7  
First table, second cartridge, ...
ur phono stage is a ’91 accord. ur table and cartridge is a tesla. significant mismatch in quality and performance. i suggest you audition 1. whaever rega has at the top of their phonos--theirs some fine synerg among rega components 2. tavish ada... 
Cable design is a lot like creating a pizza
interesting, thoughtful post. i wonder about this stuff a lot. took a long, slow lok at disassembling one end of some morrow audio cables to add bana plug to one end. this and other cables ive examined have a geometry goin on. id imagine theres an...