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Best Tube preamp under 2.5k Used
Any Jadis preamp will be better than most any other brand at any price level. If the music is the most important thing to you, pick one up. There are several on Audiogon right now in your price range. 
Tubes? Transistors? Which are better?
The one that sounds the best to you is the best. Its always been astonishing to me how people will argue over the hardware, when it's the software (music) that we are really trying to appreciate. The best hardware in the wrong room, or set up impr... 
custom-built tube amps
Like all things consumer, caveat emptor (may the buyer beware). In the last 5 years, a huge number of "new" companies have come up like mushrooms, all offering tube equipment alledged to be "the worlds best" etc., etc. I am sure that a number of t... 
Replacement Belt for Systemdek IIX
Systemdek went out of business. The stock and spare parts were bought up by Audio Note in the UK. If you go to their website, and send them an e-mail, I am sure they can supply you with the correct belt. 
Leaving Amps on
All eletrical gear, audio or otherwise, was designed to be used, ie: ON. All specifications are produced using samples that have been on for many hours in the lab, connected as they are to be used in the "real world". I have been at this for over ... 
klipsch- love/hate relationship?
Great speakers, if all you listen to is national anthems! 
Bi Wiring - Any Good
It does indeed work, however, only if the crossover was properly designed in the first place! You can now buy budget loudspeakers for $199/pr which have "bi-wire" inputs, but the chance that the crossovers in these units are any good from a "singl...