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Conditioning/Burn-In Method
Yup. What she said.  
Just bought Kef reference 1, now to choose speaker wires
That's too bad. Hope Paul recovers fast. He had a big surgery on his back I believe.  
Just bought Kef reference 1, now to choose speaker wires
Use the one you have now to fully break in you speakers first. That way you would know how speakers react to new cables. I use Clear Day double shotgun. It is a silver cable but with your rotel, copper might be better.  
Conditioning/Burn-In Method
Just stream what ever to DAC and play 24/7 and you can leave the power amp off. Pre need to be ON tho. 
Vintage tube suggestions
I am not sure how vintage tubes will work in your pre or DAC but I never had a where vintage tubes didn't improved quality of my systems sound. I can't really turn and go back to using reissued tubes. In my tube gears...Vintage rule.. lol. 
Vintage tube suggestions
Gennerlex is good tube but they have a smaller and flater soundstage. Also little drier mid and leaner bass compare to Tele or mullard tubes. And new tubes just Don't or can't produce that big 3D sound vintage tubes make. Vintage tubes just have m... 
Vintage tube suggestions
It is late 50s to 60s NOS Tele is what I am talking about. Mullard is also great as well. Mullard is little bit richer in the mid then telefunken. In my system, Tele has a better and bigger soundstage then mullard but less creamy.  Only new produc... 
Vintage tube suggestions
Telefunken has a great 3D soundstage. I have tried lots of others but keep coming back to Tele. I use them in my pre amp, power amp and phono amp. Ymmv. 
Morrow IC's
I don't have any ICs or power cables cost any more than $200. My ICs are morrow ma3 and they do what I want them to do. They sounds clean, gives good sound stage and I get good imaging. mostly, they are musical. Now, I never tried expensive cables... 
You cable haters please DO this.
Hahahaaaa...right on elizabeth. Was a good dream or a nightmare ?..lol. Least we all have a choice to use whatever we want to. If we don’t have a choices....what fun would that be? That would suck. 
Be Careful!
How did that happen? RCA Jack or the body did you touched?  
You cable haters please DO this.
Hahaha, lol Millie. It was for shi*s and giggle. I sure don't want shi* to hit the fan. People take things too seriously.   
Black sable tube how good?
Just buy 60s amperex 7308 white label or 60s siemens gray shield from a reputable dealer. If you really want to try new production tube, try genalex gold lion.  
You cable haters please DO this.
Lol...see, wasn't it fun? And it was a good game.  
You cable haters please DO this.
I got a hammer. Are you deaf mickeyb ? j.k Hey maple...you should ask that Q to non believer. Do you believe in cable maple? Hahaha. Torture, it was not, but just for shi*s and giggle. Please don’t take it seriously people.I had my mind set on doi...