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Favorite Female vocals that give you goose bumps
Holly Cole, Roberta Gamberini, Tierney Sutton 
Rachael Price
Good stuff! I will order soon!Thanks! 
Phono Pre Amp?
Save a few bucks and splurge for the Juicy Music Tercel II. Tubes baby! I upgraded from a Cambridge 640P and the difference is huge! 
Brass Footers for my Technics SL1200 MKII
Many thanks for all your suggestions! 
Tube phono preamp help please.
By the way, I am using a Technics SL-1200 MKII with Ortofon 2M Red cartridge! 
TUBE HELP with 5AR4 Rectifier
JJ's are quite nice for the mone asked! 
Has anyone heard a Glow Amp?
Do some searching on over at Headfi.com. There is also a review over at: http://www.sixmoons.com/audioreviews/glow/one.htmlEnjoy!JP 
headphones: $200
Check out headfi.com. Off the top of my head Sennhesier HD650, HD600 or HD580 or Denon AH-D2000. Beyerdynamic DT880 is also a possibility.Cheers,JP 
Question about set amps and low sensitivity spkrs
Do not forget Louis's Omega line of SET-friendly speakers. Outstanding!www.omegaloudspeakers.com 
Soundcard Recommendations
Check in over at www.headfi.org under the "Computer as Source" listings. You'll get plenty of info/responses there.Regards,John 
tube friendly speaker rec
Triangles are nice. I have had both the Titus and Comete. However, do yourself a favor and talk to Louis at Omega.(www.omegaloudspeakers.com) I own several of his models and they excel with tubes - single drivers - no crossovers - means smooooth m... 
Vintage Mcintosh Speakers - your thoughts?
Wasn't aware of that. Many thanks! Can you suggest other classic speakers that may be a better match? 
Tube Amp recommendation
Do not overlook the Eastern Electric M520. A wonderful integrated! 
Tube hiss - any idea what's causing it?
I replaced the 12au7s and I still have hiss in both channels. The EF86s are coming next week. If that doesn't clear things up then it's back to the manufacturer for a check up. Perhaps it is the voltage regulator.Many thanks to all for chiming in ... 
Tube hiss - any idea what's causing it?
I switched all the driver tubes around L-R and I still have the hiss. Getting some new EF86s and we'll see what happens. Not sure what my options are if that doesn't work.