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What about JJ KT88 tubes?
Have used JJs , SEDS and GL reissues, I prefer the overall sound of the GL Reissue to those , no problems with reliability. That said, and while it is your choice on seeing the inside of the tube, the Black Treasure to my ears betters the rest, ex... 
Rogue Audio Cronus &/or Atlas owners ... TUBES ?
I use the KT90s in my Magnum version, so take this for what it is worth , might want to try the Black Trasure 6CA7 in place of the EL34/KT77 - I sawpped a quad of BT KT88s in my Ayon Spirit 2 in place of the very good Gold Lion Reissues and they t... 
Oppo 83se vs Oppo 8e se nuforce
Review in this issue of Absolute Sound 
Phono pre-amplifier
Clearaudio smartphono - accomodates MM and MC 
Do powercords make a difference in sound?
My experience is some aftermarkets do ,some don't 
Tube Rolling - Any tips or caveats
Other respectable tube suppierls are : tubemonegr; Tube depot & brent jesse - you can get good NOS tubes w/o spending a fortune 
ARC VSi60 vs Ayon Spirit II/III
Erikminer, I haven't heard the '#" but have the "2" and after Paul at USA Tube told me that,amongst other changes, that the "3" came with the Black Treasure tubes I decided to swap them in for the GL Reissues - they took a very good sounding amp u... 
Best sounding DAC with a Rega Apollo
I don't have an Apollo,but my experience with an Arcam CD72 has been that whether I've used a PS Audio Digi Link 3, Stello DA220MK2, or Audio Note 1.1 DAC, and then the Arcam as a transport that they all added better presence, dynamics, soundstage... 
Budget Preformance / Power Cords and Interconects
Use both the PC 1 & PC 1SE - only ones I've tried in their price range that made a noticeable audible impact - prior t o them used Signal Cable, PS Audio & Nat - The PC 1SE adds some additional dynamics to my ears over the PC1, but the PC1... 
Budget Preformance / Power Cords and Interconects
how many different ways are you going to ask this question - like 3 or 4 threads going on 
Budget Preformance / Power Cords and Interconects
throw this out to you - I am not the Agon seller, nor for that matter do I know the person, but there's a pair of Gabriel Gold Extreme interconnects for sale within your price points - very nice sounding and good build quality , but especially tha... 
Budget Preformance / Power Cords and Interconects
Audio Art Cable PC 1SE power cord what amp & digital source does he use? 
Rogue Cronus bias question
agree that I only check every few months and my KT90s seem to hold the bias well 
Rogue tempest magnum
meant Decade 3s 
Rogue tempest magnum
I don't have the Tempest, but do have a Cronus Magnum driving Tyler Acoustics Decade 2's. Have auditioned Eggleston Fontaines at their factory and they were driven by their Tempest - good match.There are 4 or 5 systems listed in Agon's virtual sys...