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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"?  
Whats playing on your system today?
Smithereens - A Girl Like YouBand of Gypsys - Power of LoveTen Years After - I'm Going Home (live)Brach Boys - Darlin, In My Room , Don't Worry Baby, The Warmth of the Sun 
Buying Without Audition
If I waited to listen to speakers in friends' homes I'd be dead 10 times over. Whenever I talk to freinds or people I work with about equipment they look at me like I have 10 heads; or ask me, questions like " hey what do you know about SONOS?". M... 
Buying Without Audition
I'm the exception to the other posters, being in a similar situation where there are no local dealers I've repeatedly purchased without audition, and with the exception of  one integrated amp, haven't been disappointed, nor have I found "synergy" ... 
Audio Art cable Power 1 Classic or Pangea AC-9
Can't provide input on the Pangea. I have  Audio Art Cable power cords throughout my main system, to my ears they make an audible positive impact