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590axii in the house
congrats - first experiences with real high end gear can be quite a thrill 
Do I hurt my ears by listening to music at...
70 db listening level will be just fine, no harm donehttps://www.cdc.gov/nceh/hearing_loss/what_noises_cause_hearing_loss.html#:~:text=Sound%20is%20measu.... 
DAC finalist please help
@grossman616 i have vlad bazelkov's tubador dac as well as his set45 6c33c mono amps... they are both superb in their performance and value ...  perhaps what the wiring looks like 'under the hood' isn't as neat as some, but the performance of his ... 
The indisputable benefit of fiber for music
bananas oatmeal in the morning, a salad at lunch, and a granola bar every afternoon does it for me 
Rogers High Fidelity Integrated amplifiers
tiny company narrow product linerelative newcomer (10 years or so)NOT affiliated with the esteemed rogers of the uk of bbc ls3/5a famequite good, but short of 'great' products by reviews i have seen iirc (i have not had one personally) 
Harbeth vs Graham audio
proacs and spendors belong in this conversation as well 
Best power tubes for a CJ premier 11A
best ask jeff at cjnot assured an amp engineered to drive kt88’s can properly bias and handle the output of the significantly more powerful kt120... the prem 11a is some 25 years old design... 
Is Luxman a poor man's D'Agostino ?
Quote from Terry London’s Coda amp Stereo Times review...In January of 2019, I did the first professional review of the Coda Technologies’ Continuum No. 8 amplifier and found it to be a stellar performer (reviewed here). I never doubted that the N... 
Using Different Power Tube Types Simultaneously (PrimaLuna)
I would install the stock quad  and order a new quad and keep the others as back upsgood advice from tuberist 
Pentode Power Tubes - Ultralinear vs Triode
i would concur with others that the modern russian kt77 labelled gold lion genelax (gold and red box) is pretty much the best sounding current el34 variantgood linearity and drive with a fair dose of tubey magic  
Using Different Power Tube Types Simultaneously (PrimaLuna)
good luck lg1kt77's very close to el34's in response and need for bias, sonic character just a teeny bit differentwould be more of a problem if you tried to mix el34's with say kt88 kt90 etc etc which are much more powerful with very different res... 
Low power- transparency, dimension, dynamics and bass, or...
bjfunny i was asking you about devores a few days ago... i am really happy with my latest speaker acquisition, the spatial m3 sapphires... astoundingly good in an absolute sense and also for the costi drive them with both high grade solid state an... 
Does anyone else miss the 80s-90s raving mood?
@csmgolf I think Audio2design should be deleted. A member since October of last year with over 1000 posts, mostly argumentative/combative and condescending. Now he/she feels as if they have the right to decide what is acceptable here. This is not ... 
Pentode Power Tubes - Ultralinear vs Triode
opanswer to your question is totally dependent on speaker and its load to the amptriode mode reduces output 3 db which is substantial on some lower sensitivity speakers and also changes the power tubes' 'leverage' into driving the speakerso as is ... 
Using Different Power Tube Types Simultaneously (PrimaLuna)
primaluna's materials talk about this - you should read themyou can do it but it is not advised if good sound quality is the objective