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VTL ST-85 vs. VTL ST-150 or rather EL34 vs 6550
Good to hear that. Please keep us posted. 
Mods for Rogue 99
Steve, any idea on what they did to your Cronus?Thanks 
Manley Snapper or VTL ST 150
Jc51373, are you running the ST85 in triode or ultralinear?thank you.Jov 
VTL ST-150 w/ B&W
Thanks for the detailed response. Good to hear your change turned out to be that satisfaying.Regards,Jov 
VTL ST-150 w/ B&W
Thanks for sharing your first impressions with us. Could you please be a little more specific, what do you like about the st85 versus the SS gear you have tried? Does the ampli drive the 805s with ease? how is the sound in terms os bass slam and d... 
VTL ST-150 w/ B&W
Yes, please don't forget to post your thoughts, I'm very interested as I'm looking for a good tube amp for my 804s. Thanks. 
Difference: Cary SLI80 Signature vs non-signature?
The last post from Upscale Audio regarding the Hexfreds in the SLI-80 is confusing to me. Isn't the SLI-80 supposed to have tube rectification? or there can be a combination of diodes and tubes for rectification in the power supply? 
35 watts in Ultralinear vs 50 watts in Triode
Thanks for the comments.If we compare both modes (UL vs Triode) in the SAME amp that allows that switching, for sure UL will have more bass control/impact than Triode. But my concern is between different amps, where one has less power in UL and th... 
Chesky Records & poor sevice,
I went through this too about four years ago. I never received my CDs. Never got a reply from them. This sucks! it was the first and last time I tried to buy from them. 
Black Gates - Standard vs FK/Non-Polars
Thank you all for your responses.To be honest, I don't know which caps are couplers, I just replaced all (12) small caps... that is, I did not replace the big power supply caps (8 of 6,800uF). Is there an easy way for someone without experience (l... 
Black Gates - Standard vs FK/Non-Polars
No one? :-( 
Preamp: Cary versus BAT
Keithr, what do you mean with the 98 was a bad upgrade?Thanks 
6SN7 & 6CA4 Tube Recommendations for Cary AE-3 DJH
Ditto, (though the first 2 responses provided useful info too). 
Coupling caps in Cary SLP98, 0.22uF or 2.0uF ?
Paul,thank you for the very informative response. I just opened the pre and found 2 Jensen copper/oil caps of 0.22uF/630V and 2 "Audio 1" caps of 2.0uF/600V. I have heard that the Jensens are good, so I was thinking about replacing only the Audio ... 
Cary SLI-80 and B&W 805S, good match?
By the way Pat, is your SLI-80 F1 the direct coupled or non-direct coupled version? do you know which are the pros and cons of either version? Thank you.