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Need amp suggestions for Hedlund Horns....
Charles I know what you mean it does fly by, so if I get fired and my GF kicks me out I will definitely be over thanks. :-) 
Need amp suggestions for Hedlund Horns....
@charles1dad any room in the rest of your basement and if so may I move in?  My 800 sq ft condo  is not really conducive to imaging! :-) 
Tinnitus remedy?
And great news if it works! 
Tinnitus remedy?
Ok posted and had to delete lol of course I read that as oxycotin not oxytocin! 
Who has tried "TIDAL" vs other streaming applications?
Love Tidal and could care less who owns it. 
A nice read on tubes!
A very cool read and especially cool pretty sure I was at that Willie Nelson show with Allison Krauss opening, it was at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley 7/23/15 the timing is right, the author says he's in the Bay area and it's a hillside amphitheat... 
If I'm looking for "Tube Sound", why would I put a Tube Pre in front of a SS amp?
@inna I have run tubes for quite a long time and I will have to totally disagree with you there. Nothing changed the character of my sound more than a good tubed preamp.  
Money well spent
@dentdog is that code? 
If I'm looking for "Tube Sound", why would I put a Tube Pre in front of a SS amp?
@unsound yes in my experience and that excludes speakers just talking electronics. Speakers obviously have the greatest effect of all. 
If I'm looking for "Tube Sound", why would I put a Tube Pre in front of a SS amp?
A preamp typically has the greatest effect on your sound than any other component, so a tubed preamp upstream will impart at least some "tube character" to what the amp sends to your speakers. 
Vintage amp as preamp
eli thanks for posting the pic looks like a very cool unit! 
Need amp suggestions for Hedlund Horns....
@ramoneo14 I assume you meant a VTL preamp and not amp? I see no reason that preamp wouldn't work you should at least wait to try it out with your new amp. No need to upgrade until you see how the pairing sounds. SET amps don't require any special... 
Need amp suggestions for Hedlund Horns....
I have to agree with Charles better to spend more money now and get it right trust me its cheaper in the long run (speaking from experience). Transformer quality doesn't come cheap and makes a huge difference with SET amps, PP amps to for that mat... 
Need amp suggestions for Hedlund Horns....
@gwalt Min at Tube Audio Labs is building Korneff45 clones not sure who else is building them.http://www.tubeaudiolab.com/id254.html 
Vintage amp as preamp
cool thanks eli!