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Who is the KING of MONOS?
You can lead the horse to the water, but you can't make him drink. 
12ax7 12AU7 EL34 / KT 88/ 6550 upgrades for PL2
Love the Telefunken 12au7 ribbed plate in my VAC Sig MKIIa. It's high resolution, detailed, clear, high end extension ... just awesome. The smooth plate is too warm for me.Also have success with Telefunken 12ax7 ribbed plate in a McIntosh MC2200. ... 
Who is the KING of MONOS?
I'll make it simple ... any mono can be KING of mono in the RIGHT system. Same for preamps, speakers ... so this thread is useless. 
Who is the KING of MONOS?
Agree with Audiofeil and AudioBombaywalla ... dumb thread! 
RCA to XLR adapters?
From my experience with Cardas XLR to RCA adapters, it greatly degrades the sound. If you have a very high end system, I suggest only use in an emergency or temporary. 
Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever?
Mine was delivered today. Transit time was 15 days to USA. George shipped within 2 weeks as promised after placing my order. It's nice to deal with someone with a HONEST and accurate estimate. No BS why estimates are constantly revised ... blab bl... 
CJ sounding preamp with balanced outputs?
Another option is roll some warmer tubes. I believe Aesthetix Calypso takes a MP 12ax7 and 6922/e88cc so only 4 tubes. Try some Philip Holland/Amperex. 
Avalon Indra vs Eggelston Andra III
From my understanding, I don't believe Andra 3's uses Dynaudio Isotar tweeter. 
upgrade tube for SF line 2
On the Line 3, the MPs are:LV1 V2LV2 V1 (6U8A)LV3 V4LV4 V3LV5 V6LV6 V5The most important 6922 position is next to the 6U8As, LV1 V2 where most use their best MP. From my experience, the more you use, the better it sounds. I'm not familiar with the... 
upgrade tube for SF line 2
Sounds like your tubes are NOT matched properly or MPs in the wrong position. I had a Line 3SE+ and it only requires MPs.FWIW, I found Philip Holland e88cc SQ worked best ... EH and Sovtek very hard sounding. 
ear 868 0r modwright LS 36.5 w PS or VTL 7.5 S1
Sgm, 868 use PCC88 that I find a bit agressive and forward. Have you tried rolling some ecc88/7308/6922? Maybe Philip Holland/Amperex? 
Krell KSA100 doesn't stop upon shut down?
This happens with my SS mono amp and VAC Sig MKIIa preamp ... perfectly normal. 
Tripoint Spartan
Tbg, for the 1st 5 hours it sounded tight so was wondering about break in. It sounds excellent now and the BEST bang for the buck investment. Most noticeable improvements are reduced noise and bass.I found my new SS Mono amps best plug into my two... 
Tripoint Spartan
What's the Maestro outlet break in period for max performance? 
Dan D'Agostino is back with a new line
/***I just wonder if this Amp will be a huge upgrade in performance over say an ~10K Pass labs X250.5 or SimAudio Evolution W-8?***/Law of diminishing returns!