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Integrated amp for less than$2500,your suggestion
All you SS guys should really, really, really check out a well designed tubed pre/amp or integrated.You really can't get that kind of musicality, warmth, smoothness in solid state unless you're talking 5digits, and I don't mean to the right of the... 
looking for a chair
While we're talking "good" furniture, I think that there are many Midcentury designs that fit the bill nicely:The Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman (by Herman Miller)is probably the last stereo chair that I'll ever own (once I get enough $ to buy it!... 
Integrated amp for less than$2500,your suggestion
Warm, Smoother, Fuller, Musical?!?!Dude, you just described what I've been with for over a year and a half- and that's a long love affair for an amp in my house.The Rogue Tempest.Remote Volume (nice, solid Aluminium)Switchable Triode/Ultralinnear ... 
Tube rolling in Cary SLI 80
Start with the 6922 tubes (the stock Sovteks are crappy)THen do the 6sn7, then the Rectifiers , then the power tubes last. I like the ELectro Harmonix 6550 power tubes.CHanging the 6922 and the 6sn7 should make a big difference.I have bought from ... 
Tube rolling in Cary SLI 80
I'm not sure of the thread name, but it's basically something along the lines of "Rogue Tempest/Cary SLI-80 SIg shootout". I did a whole comparison about 9 months ago.Went thru the whole thing, documented it pretty well. Good luck finding it, it s... 
JM Reynaud Trente- have you heard them? comments?
Yeah, that's what I thought RE: breakin...I have a used pair that I decided to replace (still got 'em, probably will be selling soon) with a pair in the cherry battenboard finish, that seems to be a little stiffer and more neutral, but after 200+ ... 
Best imaging stand mounted speakers?
JM Reynaud Trentes. I just sold my Nautilus 805 (which image extremely well). The little-known Trentes are super.check out the Jean Marie Reynaud website for some gushing reviews... 
Which tubes? My amp can except El34, 6L6, KT88, an
I can say that the Electro-Harmonix 6550 outperform both the Svetlana 6550 and Svet KT-88 in both my Rogue Tempest, and in the Cary SLI-80 Signature. They sounded cleaner top to bottom. The Svet KT88 had a bit more warmfuzzy in the mids, but you d... 
Best speaker new or used 2,000 for ROCK?
You know, the Hales speakers are a great rock speaker. that are no longer manufactured, but parts are available.I owned a pair of Revelation 3s, and sold them about 6 months before Paul sold out.Anyway, they're great speakers, as many, many owners... 
Tube Pre-Amp Upgrade Advice for Young Audiophile
My first TUbe PRe was a CJ PV-10AL.SInce you said you are looking for something that is more transparent, I would have to suggest that you NOT buy a CJ-PV10 model. They sound ravishing, but transparent is not a word I would use to describe them.Ma... 
know anything about the Unison Research Unico?
I had an SR-1 Integrated, which is a cooler looking (and more expensive) Unico. (Check the website)There was great airgood on vocals (just a little SS bite, that while some prefer, I'm an all tube man)imaging and soundstaging were what impressed m... 
Any small speakers equal in sound to Hales Rev III
Oh,I would have to disagree with hifiguy RE the 2.9 being a better speaker.true, it's got a nice bottom end, but it sounds less refined to my ears, with a high end that gets a bit tizzy at higher volumes.YMMV 
Any small speakers equal in sound to Hales Rev III
I went from Rev 3s to B&W Nautilus 805.Yep. the bookshelf speaker.Now, OBVIOUSLY, the bass response is nowhere NEAR the Rev3.That is its greatest strength. I could never get them to image just right. I think the dispersion rings might be hurti... 
Albertporter only needs 50
Albert!what a guy.If there's any left (not sure if fifty was the minimum or the max) count me in for 2.Thanks.I nominate Albert Porter for president of SAAG.(Seriously Addicted Audiophiles Guild)Joe 
What do you think of rogue with B & W 805N?
I'm using a Rogue Tempest integrated with B&W N805 speakers.There is NO problem with integration. There is enough power.As far as a Sub, the smart money is on REL, I believe the Strata III is the current model that matches best with the B&...