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Solid State Stereo Amp for Herron VTSP 1A
jond,When I had the Offrandes in my main system I drove them first with the Ayon Spirit and then with Modwright LS100 & KWA 100SE separates. I felt that they benefited from the power of the KWA and I got the benefit I wanted from tubes via the... 
Solid State Stereo Amp for Herron VTSP 1A
The other components in my 2nd system are: Blue Circle DAC, Cambridge Transport, JM Reynaud Offrande Supremes V2, Silnote Audio ICs and DC, PCs. Ayon Spirit 2 integrated presently drives these. I am not looking to make this a complicated thread, j... 
Solid state amp to replace my Audio Research Ref 150 amp
genez - what are the upgrades Nuprime performs 
Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC
Opps = here's the link http://www.thetubestore.com/ 
Jeff Rowlands Amp and Dac vs. VAC amp and DAC
Rinpoche,. Here's the link to the TubeStore (in Canada) so you can get a general idea of what it costs to replace the tube types (e.g. KT88) in amps. There's other sourcing options and brands (particuarly NOS - new old stock vs current production)... 
Cable Brands
Might consider Silnote Audio as well 
Hype, Hyperbole and high price!
People will spend money on what they want to spend it on, and if they choose not to spend it on audiophile equipment so be it.  I really like to listen to music so over time I have repeatedly changed out equipment to try to improve my listening ex... 
Whats playing on your system today?
Gary Moore - Legacy CD 
Whats playing on your system today?
Bobby Womack - The Poet 1 & 2 
Whats playing on your system today?
Indigenous - Live from Pachyderm Studio 
Whats playing on your system today?
John Bonamassa - Blues of DesperationGary Moore - Blues for You Baby 
Whats playing on your system today?
Indigenous - Circle (Native American rock band) 
Whats playing on your system today?
  Gary Moore's Still Got the Blues  
High Fidelity Cables CT-1designed by Rick Schultz
Question -  why when these have been playing in a system and then taken out so someone else can try them in their system is the "burn-in effect lost - referencing hifail's post above?  
Why Are There So Many Audio Research Reference 5SE's For Sale
ebm - curious, what is the basis for your comment " Everybody dumping ARC buying VAC"?