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Has anyone tried the new Burson headphone amp?
I think (hope) the only difference between my version and this one is the step attenuator. Anyway, I am still very happy with my Burson head amp. Here's my first impression of it. http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1256429043&op... 
Van Halen or Van Hagar
Absolutely van halen, specially three songs: Ice Cream Man, Spanish Fly and Eruption 
DIY tube amps?
Here's a good place with lots of DIY projects, specially on tubes. http://diyaudioprojects.com/Tubes/tubes.htm 
cleaning the pins of NOS tubes...bad idea?
Im always careful when handling tubes, as they dont tolerate any kind of oils, like the ones we have on our hands. I generally use contact cleaners. 
mcintosh c200 vs. c46
The 200 is the best, or at least for me...it has a fantastic phono section, the balanced circuitry and 2 chassis. 
Top ten tube preamps
The UV-202 from RCa is considered the The grandfather of all power tubes. Really cool tube. 
Krell KSA 200 stereo amplifier
The bad on this krell, is the weight...too heavy, but in sound matters its great, it is Rated at 200w/ch in 8 ohms, 400w/ch into 4 ohms, 1600w/ch into 1 ohm. 
Need advice on next step
I recommended the Sonic Frontiers SFL-1 to a friend with a similar amp, i think this one is a perfect match for it. You should give a try. 
kt 88 vs kt88
The EH gold lion has excellent body, tonality, resolution, and great dynamics. Not to mention the bass, which is respectable. 
Name your lame duck artist........
Absolutely michael bolton followed by GOO GOO DOLLS and Air supply. 
Modern Jazz Pianist recommendation
Serge ermoll is a great australian jazz composer and pianist 
Budget DVD Player Recommendation
I have three choices, they're perfect:Denon DVD-1710Limit DVD800SENAD T513 
Need opinion on HT purschase
I'll go with the option 4 IMO, the marantz has great feedback and reputation on HT's. It supports up to 1080p scaling, HDMI, dolbyTrueHD and dts HD. 
Tubes vs. solid state.
Is hard to decide between them because each person has different sound tastes, the tube lover will rather tubes and the same will happens to solid state amp lovers. 
Arcam Solo questions pls
Yes, it have all the functions you need...i say this is very compact and with nice functions, and There's a fixed-level output and a preamp output, for using with remote amps. Another doc here:http://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http://www.arcam.co....