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Need Recomendation for Acoustic Zen Adagio Speaker
what's your price range?straley reality speaker cables and interconnects. 
Unit off tubes gowing
if any of the front panel lights are on then the tubes will glow but if both front panel lights are off then the tubes will be off. also note that even if the unit is and still plugged up there is current going throught the preamp, so if you want ... 
Belles 21A upgrade
the stock tubes in the belles 21a are mullard cv-4003 i believe.here is a link to thread discussing tube dealers.http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1239836974&read&keyw&zztube=dealers 
Belles 21A upgrade
the mullards were too rolled off at the extremes for me.the tubes i like best are raytheon 5814a(great),raytheon 12au7(great),brimar 13d5(great), cbs/hytron 5814wa(great), rca 5814.for a smoother sound any of the conn or baldwin organ 12au7. 
Is Fusion Audio Interlocker IC a good match
take a look at grover interconnects, they are made of silver and copper ribbons and priced fairly.http://www.groverhuffman.com/ 
Usher Amp & Pre?
it's rated all 150 as class a but it can't biased full out as there is not a lot of heat, some but not a lot. none of the reviews i've read questioned it being 100% class a. 
Usher Amp & Pre?
i still have the cybers and prefer them to the r-1.5. at 78 tube watts they have more than enough power for the 6381's. i even have a jolida 502b (60 watts) that will drive the ushers. the 6381's are a tube friendly speaker. 
Belles 21A upgrade
what is the upgrade? 
Usher Amp & Pre?
i use an usher r-1.5 amp with my usher 6381 and the preamp i am using is the belles 21a with auricap upgrade. nice combo. there is an outfit selling belles 21a preamps without the auricap upgrade ($2500) for a little over $2000. you could probaly ... 
which speaker cables to buy?
garypic, what is your entire system? include present interconnects as well. 
CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN TO ME THIS?
i bought a $3000 preamp this way that was a year old and only opened to take the picture. come to find out it was a dealer who had one of his employees list it so he could sell it in other dealer's areas without getting them mad. 
Usher / Rapport Speaker Cables
they are no longer being brought in by the distributor. 
6H30 tubes ringing in BAT VK-300SE
i have a pair of raytheon 5814wa that ring when i tap on the preamp or even the stand. i use herbies and they still do it. the tubes sound great and vibration from the speakers don't seem to effect the sound. people tell me just don't tap on the p... 
Onyx A120 - thoughts?
do a search at www.av123.com 
Entry Level Cables
not trying to start anything but how is it in soundsreal's financial interest if he doesn't disclose that he is a dealer for the cables? if smwatson buys from someone else what kickback does soundsreal get?