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Great music few are aware of. Any genre.
I also like Vas - In the Garden of Souls -. Her name is Azam Ali, she is also Iranian, grew up in India.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR7Le2ownH0 
Great music few are aware of. Any genre.
Orpheus10, thank you. This is great. 
Great music few are aware of. Any genre.
orpheus10, Hellborg plays custom acoustic bass guitar, that's unusual instrument. Sussan Deyhim is a great singer, she moved from Iran to New York in her youth. She used to be a professional dancer over there. For Roach/Reyes also listen to Suspen... 
Suggestion on XLR Cables
It depends on the equipment and length, and you always should compare if you can. 
How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ?
jond, I don't know. I guess, I would gravitate towards Atma-Sphere, Lamm and possibly Allnic and VAC equipment. Ypsilon would always be out of reach, I think, except maybe used integrated. And I mean Lamm hybrid power amps. 
How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ?
Analogluvr, I agree, or I wouldn't even be thinking about tube equipment, especially power amps. But I also value dynamics and clarity, so all this requires very good tube electronics. Extra cost is fine, just within reason cost, good things are w... 
How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ?
Perhaps I would not "base" my buying decision on that but it sure would be a significant contributing factor. Even more than the cost, unless it is truly "stupid", though I would not enjoy getting used tubes instead of new and having to run around... 
Soundstage and explosive dynamics?
Of course not, I don't dismiss any design, I trust my hearing and even more my emotional reactions. 
Great music few are aware of. Any genre.
Do take a listen of Yngwie Malmsteen with New Japan Philharmonic.I think, youtube quality is better than that of Japanese cd that I have.He is a great player whatever I might think of what he mostly plays. The orchestra is excellent too. He compos... 
Soundstage and explosive dynamics?
Yes, the recording, that's where you start. You also need right source and amp/speakers unit to do it right. Horns are not for everyone, not for me - too big and expensive to consider. 
Suggestion on XLR Cables
ghosthouse, I generally categorize audiophiles as belonging to two schools of thought - school of realists and school of dreamers or romantics. I mostly belong to the former with elements of the latter.Also, I view speakers as both devices and eve... 
How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ?
That's what I would want to avoid - "stupid money". Now, if , as an example, $1500 pair tubes sound best and last me for 10 years that's not what I would call that.Would you say, generally speaking, that if I listen for 500 hours a year, all tube ... 
Suggestion on XLR Cables
ghosthouse, I treat cables as components, no less no more, and I have found that the higher you go the more performance you extract from the same set-up without changing anything else. But I do not try to adjust the sound, only bring out more of i... 
How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ?
This is not about retubing what I have now, I don't have tube equipment, this is about possible future upgrades. I suppose, best tubes is a significant part of the cost, and I am talking high level components. Not interested in mid-level something... 
How expensive are best NOS tubes ? And how difficult to find ?
I think, Ypsilon too has in stock NOS Mullards that Dimitris uses.