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Merlin's BAM with ERS and puck tweak
Funnily enough, I did this yesterday! I called Bobby and he suggested the following: put the puck at the front-centre of the BAM and one piece of ERS directly behind it. Put the other pieces of ERS on the CD player/DAC above the chipset, if can lo... 
Feeling musically adventurous? Boards of Canada
The new Air album "Talkie Walkie" is stunning and almost up to "Moon Safari" standards. If you're into electronic music, I recommend it. The sonics are excellent too. 
Sistrum or Neuance or...?
Newbee, they are already sold! 
Trelja- announcement and disclaimer
I noticed the other week that they have Fried speakers hung up on the walls (!) at Hear Music in Stanford. The store won't be there for long (sadly forced to close at the end of June) - I wonder if they are selling them. ;-) 
Replacement Tubes for Marsh P2000T
I have a pair of RCA Bronze Plate 5687 that I bought from Upscale Audio for about $30 (I think). They sounds very sweet to my ears and a definite, noticeable upgrade from the stock Jan Philips. 
Musical fidelity a3-24 OR Njoe Tjoeb 4000
I did an A/B test on these two a few weeks ago and I preferred my Njoe Tjoeb (much to my surprise). It just sounded a lot more lifelike, more bloom, better punch (dynamic) etc. Piano music sounded more real on the Tjoeb - you could hear the weight...