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Speaker positioning: why do audiophiles neglect this so much?
@bobbydd , Please show us how you have positioned the speakers in your system. Would love to see that.  
TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ?
@bosssound , Thank you the update. I read it with great interest. Bummer that only 1 channel worked. But good to know that even with that you preferred the 701 compared to the 505. The Teac 701 is now high on my list, since it also has streaming... 
American Made Audio Products
There was a thread very similar to this a few years ago. It might show up if you search the headers (not body).  
Tube Rolling Advice for the Backert Labs Rhumba Extreme?
@jsqt , Since you have such a nice inventory of the 12AU7s, I would like your thoughts IF you get a chance to listen to the Psvane's new ART series. They have bowled me over. The work "mesmerizing" comes to my mind.  
I heard a costly system from Esoteric.
+1 @vitussl101 and @gavman  
Speaker positioning: why do audiophiles neglect this so much?
@bobbydd , would love to see your system, just to see how you have optimized it. What speakers do you use and in what room size. I for one love to check out rooms and get ideas not oily for sound, but also for ambience. Hope you can share a pic o... 
I heard a costly system from Esoteric.
@jackhifiguy , out of curiosity - what is the budget that you have set for your end-game system? If you give folks here some hint, they might be able to guide you better.  
I heard a costly system from Esoteric.
@jackhifiguy, Not sure what your intention is - to build an end-game system for headphone OR loudspeakers? You own a dozen headphones and you chose a integrated amplifier. You should know better (by now, with your experience) that a dedicated hea... 
Does carpet deaden the sound too much?
Use spikes for the speakers.  Make sure they rest on a hard surface. +1 on this @erik_squires  The spikes under the Isoacoustic Gaias made a big difference compared to the granite plinths I had under the speakers. The speaker feet now directly... 
Linlai 12AU7 ????
Don't know about Linlai. But the Psvane ART series are fantastic. You should definetely give them a try IF you are not able to procure these Linlais.  
Amir and Blind Testing
My advice to his followers is simply to go out, listen, make up their own minds. Not sure if your advice makes sense to the ASR crowd. Because if the measurements are not good,  then the product is outright dismissed. They follow ASR mod's mind... 
TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ?
Another detailed review.German Review  
Amir and Blind Testing
which is confirmed by the fact that anything sold by the parent company Aoshida will get favourable reviews from Amir.. I have read this somewhere too.  
TEAC UD-701 vs NT-505 vs ?
plus xlr and vibration mitigation. Whether any of these are beneficial is unknown, but do no harm other than to the wallet. At least my experience, in MY system, has been that vibration mitigation makes a lot of difference, especially in contro... 
Warning: China-Hifi-Audio.com
Not sure if posters are so naive that they register and post on the same day to support a discussion? Do such posters expects OR posters that make their first post on such topics expect to be taken seriously?