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just wanted to share my fix for making my speakers cat and grand kid proof!
I've found this to be extremely effective and as a bonus it waters the Shag carpeting in our living room when activated. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jHYV6nJksw   DeKay  
Which one would you buy
The rebuild on the less expensive unit looks good, but I used Yellow Illinois coupling caps on mine @ the recommendation of the friend who rebuilt it (he used Orange coupling caps in my Dynaco gear). The only time we disagreed was when he wanted ... 
Would You Rather Own A Good SET Amp, Or A Great Push Pull Amp?
Wolf: I have a SS Musical Fidelity X-A1 that sounds like a really good tube amp, but I need to take it apart and re-apply the heat sink grease before putting it back into action (forgot to do so when repairing a manufacturer's assembly error). B... 
Which one would you buy
Neither - as a Pilot 240 sounds better than the 81 (owned an 81 that I had refurbished once in the late 70's and still own a 240). Hifi poser Jeff Day brought the 81 back into focus @ one point. Didn't care for the phono sections in either, but ... 
Would You Rather Own A Good SET Amp, Or A Great Push Pull Amp?
  Nov 18, 2021   Add bookmark #6 Thx for the link -- very helpful .. Much more reading to do, and music listening, of course.. From the Gospel according to Aiken: (this was my very question - how can a push-pull be Class A ? ---- Fo... 
I'm a little perplexed/surprised by TMR and who sells to them.....
I was the first H&R Block client who claimed eBay income (1997 or 1998) per H&R Block. They made numerous calls while I was there checking out the specifics of my spread sheets showing costs of goods, S/H and selling prices (I did not cha... 
Would You Rather Own A Good SET Amp, Or A Great Push Pull Amp?
Good DH/SET... Been using OK/inexpensive DH/SET 2A3 mono blocks for 20+ years (tubes used sell for way more than the amps) and used an Audion DH/SET 300B prior to the 2A3 amps. I use vintage wide band drivers/speakers without added tweeters/subs... 
Solid state preamp with a mono switch and remote
Addendum: How often will you choose mono? See my first post to this thread. I love a mono switch, but rarely used it when available from my vintage Pilot gear. DeKay  
FIRST WATT BIAS SETTING FOR F-5............Not turbo !!!
Wow, I just went down the F5 rabbit hole @ DiyAudio. Hopefully Pass (class act) will recall the details.   DeKay        
Solid state preamp with a mono switch and remote
What about getting something you really like and adding something like this? "Handmade Mono-Stereo switch channel sum hih " Yes, the mono switch is a limiting factor. https://www.ebay.com/itm/267134906154?_skw=stereo+mono+switch&itmmeta=01K... 
Rogue Audio Sphinx V3 Integrated Amplifier / Separate Phono Preamp
Look into this one based on the EAR 834P. Depending on what tubes they supply you might want to pop a little more for a matched pair of 12ax7’s but you can use whatever’s supplied for the 3rd 12ax7buffer tube. $420 assembled/shipped, http://www... 
FIRST WATT BIAS SETTING FOR F-5............Not turbo !!!
Look here... https://www.firstwatt.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/prod_f5_man.pdf   DeKay  
Downsize from C2200/MC275 to integrated SS
Here's something that caught my eye having owned the originals ages ago. They are a small format amp/pre combo with tone "tilt" and phono. https://www.sound-advice.online/product-reviews/quad-33-303   DeKay  
Downsize from C2200/MC275 to integrated SS
OK then, here are a few more options to explore... https://www.lineartubeaudio.com   https://herbiesaudiolab.com/collections/loudspeaker-rack-decoupling-and-isolation/products/giant-fat-glider   DeKay  
Downsize from C2200/MC275 to integrated SS
https://www.casterspecialists.com/collections/casters-to-1-250-lb-capacity?srsltid=AfmBOork3wx5B3OEyppBFq6VmAQPQslzWBtxx-KCdBM7fWusK0oehqs2&usf_sort=bestselling   DeKay