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vanalstine fet valve amplifiers
My Ultra 550 is paired with a Malpetree Audio 2A SE and driving my soft-dome tweetered EgglestonWroks Fontaines. The sound is clear and well-balanced top to bottom. Very powerful with no distortion. I have upraded tubes in both the amp and pre to ... 
Self bias tube integrated or power amp suggestions
88 - Baloney. There was a NA dealer for Opera Audio prior to Trelja and there will likely be another after him. Just because Trelja is no longer the dealer is not going to effect the products' qualities or used value. As long as the next dealer of... 
6SN7GTB Tung-Sol Tubes
Thank you David and Albert. 
Jazz:swingin, groovin modern big band recordings.
Also, Art Pepper + 11 - fantabulous music as well as sonics. 
Jazz:swingin, groovin modern big band recordings.
Jet Set Six, "Livin' It Up"The Love Dogs, "Heavy Petting"The Mighty Blue Kings, "Meet Me in Uptown", "Come One, Come All" 
Increase efficiency with high-pass filters?
And if so, approx. how much? At least 3db? 
How to fix a lack of bass Null
I had a serious bass null at 55-65Hz and experimented with two GIK 244 panels, moving them around in different configurations near the sub until I was able to significantly reduce the null (from -10db to only -2db). Placement ended up being two pa... 
Ann Arbor, Michigan Blues Music & Record Stores
Don't know if it still exists, but the Blind Pig was a great place to catch live acts. Also the Michigna Theatre. And if you are ever hungry and enjoy food you'll not want to miss Zingerman's Deli. It is a must see/eat. 
Looking for power amp with warm, smooth sound
Lefty - I meant Daedalus Audio, not Adaleus. Sorry. 
Looking for power amp with warm, smooth sound
Lefty - OK. Nevermind then. I had some suggestions of dealers to visit if you were in southeast. You might want to check out Audiokinesis or Adaleus, both out west, though not in Seattle. Their speakers and amp suggestions are far from bright. 
Looking for power amp with warm, smooth sound
Lefty - Where are you located (zip)? 
It's Hammond B3 Organ Day
Other than Jimmy Smith I really dig these two: "Live at Club Mozambique", Lonnie Smith; and "Zim Zam Zoom: Acid Blues on B-3", Ron Levy. 
ProAc D Two and an amp to live with forever
BTW - I have NO experience with either the Leben or ProAcs. I was just making an observation. 
ProAc D Two and an amp to live with forever
Beware though, if you go with Leben CS600, it only puts out 32wpc. This may be plenty for you. But if your room is large and/or you listen to loud levels this might not be powerful enough with those speakers (88.5db; 8 ohms nominal). 
Vandersteen 2WQ vs Martin Logan Depth
Since you've asked for more suggestions ... I've not heard the 2WQs but have heard the ML Depth when I was evaluating subs for my 2-channel music system. I found the ACI Titan XL more musically satisfying than the ML (or others I heard including R...