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Conrad Johnson owners : Free cover screws
Sorry sent them out already.     They have them here in 1/4" length          
DecWare 300B amp
I think any good amp sounds best with a great preamp.   My amp has gain for each channel but I think it sounds poor without a preamp.   It's not horrible but it is dramatically better with a really good pre.    The DAC with volume guys are missin... 
DecWare 300B amp
I have to say , brilliant move by Decware.   Let’s launch a 300b and hopefully UFO84 buyers will convert their order to the 300b while waiting in queue.       If I was on the list , I would do that.  It gives ample time to save for the amp you pr... 
Buying Equipment Based on Philosophy???
I pay respect to the design approach.   I like simple , point to point designs and wanted something DHT that only had one tube per channel , a true SET This was never more true than when I commissioned an amp to be built.   After some phone discu... 
DecWare 300B amp
Looks nice ....  Im having a pre built with those Khozmo encoder / relay volume controls.    Great looking amp  
DecWare 300B amp
Very cool, what is it?  
Best sounding headphones you have owned?
I love my Klipsch HP 3.   Don't use them often but they sound great.    I had some Grado RS 2e and they were excellent,   I ended up giving them to my son in law and he uses them all the time  My first pair was over 40 years ago, AKG k240...   I ... 
amplifiers tube vs. solid state
I have done the SS preamp and tube amp thing.  Can be quite good if you find that great pairing.    This is something where in home auditions are a must   
NOS Tubes - Ecstasy or Agony
I just bought some tubes from Craig Ness,  he specializes in guitar tubes but has some very good NOS.   I bought a pair of 7788 Amperex and they were in crisp boxes, they were time capsules.   I put them in my Hickok 800 and they were super strong... 
Need tube help!
NOS are $$$.   For preamp tubes the JJ 12ax7 and 12au7 sound great and are reasonably priced.  My only KT88 were Gold Lion.  Pricey but they have thousands of hours on them and not only do they still test strong but they are still tightly matched.... 
High powered single end 300b recommendations
Aric Audio will build you a very nice PP 300b.     
High powered single end 300b recommendations
You are married to high efficiency speakers if you plan on getting a 8 watt SET or even a PP 300b won’t be enough for a lot of speakers.      I’ m driving a pair of Forte IV in a small to medium size room and it sounds great but push it too far a... 
Lack of Female Representation
My lady is hearing impaired so count her out.....   she does love music and totally gets my " obsession " as she calls it   
CJ's New ART88 Preamp
No doubt it is a great preamp as it is the replacement for the GAT II   At  $28000 , I’ll pass…..  
Hifi Rose RA180
Apparently that “sub out” wasn’t tested in the prototype and pre production samples.   Some issues that a small new company has I can forgive or overlook but that is a serious omission.     That would be a total deal breaker for me.  Thanks for m...