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Your fast is your amp f rom 0-60 .?
thanks Kijanki 
Rig building - When or Why, do you change devices?
the obsessive compulsive nature of the beast IMO. When you fix the 'problem' with new gear you then encounter new flaws that must be fixed. Maybe we are all just negative and need a more positive outlook... 
Your fast is your amp f rom 0-60 .?
I read an article (several years ago) that talked about slew rate and amplifier temperatures. Basicly it said that a cold amp has a higher slew rate and the sound takes on an edge but as it warms up the slew rates gets slower and the sound is smoo... 
Your fast is your amp f rom 0-60 .?
My AN Meishu (SET) sounds pretty good after about 30 min, terrific after about 3 hrs and sublime after 6 hrs 
Magnepans and cats, do they mix?
funny post that may helphttp://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1100206637&read&keyw&zznail+catmy favorite is the stick with a nail 
Does anyone have feed back on the Plinius Sa 250 ?
I used to own a SA100 MKIII. It is supposed to have very similar sound to the SA250 MKIII. It is a class A design, runs very warm and has the most liquid midrange of any SS amp I have owned. It also has beautiful tone, is a bit warm sounding with ... 
Best Integrated, period.
It depends on the speakers being driven... 
Lie you told your wife to buy equipment?
the person who sold me my Muse model nine CD player upgraded to an (identical looking) model eleven without telling his wife.kinda sneaky... 
How is Audio Research's Retubing Services?
FWIW-I would worry about damage during shipping the unit more than what ARC would do to it. 
best artists in the last 15 years
Fytunes, I prefer Portishead's Dummy to Thirds, I think it is a classic but glad they made thirds and did not try to duplicate their old sound.btw what is your favorite Bjork?How would you describe Fleet Foxes?thanks... 
Is break in quicker with Planars and Stats?
its a simple matter, on Maggies the mylar stretches and on cone speakers the surround gets more flexable. Both free up the sound and allow better bass. 
15 watts & 94 db eff. speakers: how loud?
Flg2001 the Meishu is an extremely robust 9 watts fwiw 
Is break in quicker with Planars and Stats?
Maggies take several months to break in 
why the distorted sound?
A guess would be you have a noisy circuit with a refridgerator or AC unit causing the noise 
4, 8, 16 ohm taps 300B tube amp question
this topic has been discussed recently. I imagine you would want either the 8 ohm or the 4 ohm but try them out yourself it will not hurt the amp. BTW I do not think there will be an appreciable difference in volume just tone and dampening control...