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Is rectifier tube arcing a problem?
@gte357s IMO, reduce the capacitor value will has a bigger impact in sound quality, those 220uF capacitors are mounted into a 35mm clamp with point to point soldering. You need to find a 50uF cap with similar quality and diameter to fit into tho... 
Is rectifier tube arcing a problem?
And the amp section schematic  
Is rectifier tube arcing a problem?
@atmasphere This is the power supply schematic at Steve Hoffman Forums, not sure if OP’s kit has the same power transformer (C core) and same component value?    
Is rectifier tube arcing a problem?
I need to add two diodes per tube, am I correct? Yes. BTW, do not reuse the arced tube! Usually once a tube has arced It will continue to arc at that same spot on power up.    
Is rectifier tube arcing a problem?
Soft start will help, you also can add an UF4007 to the plate of rectifier tube to removes negative half cycle voltage and it halves the total time of voltage that feeding the arc.  
Is rectifier tube arcing a problem?
Add a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) thermistor on the primary side of the power transformer and bypass it with a time delay relay may help.    
Amp with RCA and XLR Inputs PLUS a switch to Select
Check out Accuphase power amp, you can connect both XLR and RCA at the same time, good thing is the input selector switch is on the front panel! Bad news is their amp are big and heavy.     
Is the Schiit Magnius up to the task ???
I always use XLR connection if possible even for 3 feet run. IMO, XLR provide more secure connection than RCA.     
Isolation Feet for Laptop
Unless you use a fanless laptop, otherwise don’t waste your effort. Cooling fan is the main vibration source.  
How to turn on Unity Gain on Pre Amp
Tone bypass is not HT bypass, its function is to deactivate tone control setting. On the C2500, " Passthru " is HT bypass. To activate passthru, you need to sent a 12Volt single by an external source to the back panel "power control" "Pass-thru" ... 
Thiel Owners
I think that makes sense. The Thiel sensitivity is about 6dB higher than the Kef (90.7dB vs 84.5dB according to Stereophile’s meansurement).  
ID Vintage Klipsch set?
Klipsch P/N:  09000431111 Klipsch Quartet?    
Best speaker crossover caps for deep, tight, detailed and tactfull bass?
when replacing shunt caps maintain the total R+ESR values, especially in caps that go to ground. Electrolytic capacitor ESR increases over time with use, best to replace it with film capacitor. Since shunt caps are connect to ground, no need go... 
Krell fpb 600 svs ultra tower
I’m using the Denon Avr5800 as the preamp. I dont know if I’m driving to full load but I have Denon cranked all way up 06 db Some might think that if a digital source can output a voltage of 2V, crank the volume of the Denon all the way up to +... 
Problems connecting my Sony Bravia TV to Hegel h360 integrated
https://www.sony.com/electronics/support/articles/00027069