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Frustrated with new pre-amp and need advice
Which for example $200 unit?Usually they do not have these issues. 
AKG Headphones: New K272 HD vs K702 vs Beyer ?
Jax2,I figured out that lack of bass in AKG K701 is diminishable with good headphone amp. I now use SPL 2Control. I used to have the same one as yours Cyber 20 but I sold it. 
Frustrated with new pre-amp and need advice
somehow your preamp seems to me mis-manufactured in the sense of correct values of bias supply. if the tubes are over- or under- driven that would seem to show your case. Audio Research had done some mis-manufactured units and fixed them at no eve... 
wbt terminals?
OMG limiting what? 
cleaning the pins of NOS tubes...bad idea?
It isn't a bad idea to clean the pins from time to time. Hopefully the market will go towards creating tubes with gold-plated pins:-) 
Other than music, why are you an audiophile?
because music has to sound! 
Wyred 4 Sound STI-1000 - upgrades/tweaks
This is one of few amps I would turn 24/7 without turning off. 
Nikko Alpha 1 Amp??
I guess you can grab this one for around $150?It's a good bang for a buck. The only thing I don't like about Nikko is the output transformer otherwise it's good budget take-point. 
No sound from cdp.
check interconnects connected tight first, than if you have a headphone jack try to see if you get any sound from there.you can also try to get a cheap DAC to see if your digital out is functioning. 
Which One Amp for the Magnepan 3.6's?
Sunfire Signature(600Wpc) load invariant amp is the best so far from Bob Carver. 
What next, after finalising components ?
mo media 
Prefered Freight Company
uship.com 
B&W vs Vandersteen?
All Bowers have a shy bottom end and yet one of the best midranges.Vandy's have enough resolution on that ballpark but the bass response is extremely slow compare to the speakers of the same class. If you plan on Bowers and need more bass I would ... 
Tube Monoblock location? - Rack or near speakers?
in case with quickies that have a very high input sensitivity and low output power the advice is correct. 
Favorites Alone In Quiet Darkness
Jelena Jensen.