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Schiit Freya + Class A in Stereophile
I've seen preamps like topping come and go, but in 10-20 years nobody will be trying to buy a topping because they will know better.  
Electric cars will ruin late night listening?
Why would the hum from appliances and HVAC be reduced at night?  
Schiit Freya + Class A in Stereophile
https://forum.audiogon.com/users/lanx0003 stereophile  they take price in consideration as well as sound quality looks and build quality, so a $1,000 amp might be rated class A it doesn't mean it's as good as a 50,000 amp in sound and build qualit... 
Don Sach's pre amp
Pesky wabbit I agree with you that credit should be given to John Broskie for the buffer stage in the sp14 and the Don Sachs preamp.  
I miss my Loudness Button and Tone Controls....
Do receivers really count as high end audio?  
Schiit Freya + Class A in Stereophile
I don't think some of the posters on this thread understand what stereophile class A really means.  
Rectifier Tube Rolling in a Modwight LS 36.5DM
I don't know why all these rectifier tubes are so popular among manufacturers, they are usually overpriced and don't perform as well as two 2.5 volt half wave rectifiers.  I guess is because it's cheaper to implement than the 4 pin half wave recti... 
Amir and Blind Testing
What companies making novel and robust audio equipment are being stifled?  
Amir and Blind Testing
If you can't trust your own perception why listen at all, obviously you can't enjoy music unless there are graphs and measurements.  
Amir and Blind Testing
Those measuremmy ears can enjoy the music better than any measuring tool can.  
Toilet Paper to Vacuum Tubes
Military satellites still use tubes and long range radar.  
How to tell the current from the amp
A lot of people love the sound of the apogee scintilla, which is both low impedance and low efficiency.  
How to tell the current from the amp
A good indication of a high current amp is how large and well built the power supply is.  
Maggie 1.7i's lack detail. Ideas?
If you are using the marantz as a preamp that is a big part of the problem, I used a marantz AVR as a preamp with a Krell amp and apogee duetta speakers, couldn't get it out of there fast enough. I bought a dedicated preamp and everything fell int... 
What made you change to a 6SN7 preamp?
Decooney you have to ask Mglik about the quad of psvane tubes I was just quoting his post about vintage tube service.