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Aftermarket power cable for power conditioner?
Elizabeth, I think you mean pejorative.Like P.T. Barnum said "There's a sucker born every minute".To call a power cord a tone control is ludicrous.Every power cord and power conditioner I have ever tried is subtractive. When there is something abo... 
Aftermarket power cable for power conditioner?
Interesting idea, I never thought of that. 
Have any VAC owners tried any KT-88's
In the ST-70s I always used Mullards. In VTL I had to use Mullards because nothing else sounded as good, besides they were still reasonably priced. With Quicksilver I always let Mike Sanders sort the tubes because he knows best with his equipment.... 
Is Speaker Termination Required?
But isn't this really about the sound or is it about what's easy? 
Aftermarket power cable for power conditioner?
Now there is something I haven't thought of. 
What is meant by a "fast" pre amp
Brf, Is the technical definition what you wanted? The last thing you want to do is buy equipment based on specs or some long elaborate explanation. The tweak industry is full of this kind of talk with space age materials and methods that only a NA... 
Dear Fellow SC IVA owners
I absolutely do not recommend adding a subwoofer to the SCIV system. The SCIV is an incredibly coherent speaker system. Adding a subwoofer would only degrade the coherency. Besides, if the system is set up properly the performance from top to bott... 
Dunlavy SC VI's...
My mistake, I thought you have SC IVs. 
Have any VAC owners tried any KT-88's
I see, you can get just about any power tube with Winged "C" on it now. 
Dunlavy SC VI's...
Since the SCIVs do everything why would you consider mods? Look up Dunlavy SCIV on you tube. I have a manual I can copy for you and I would be happy to share my knowledge of the SCIVs with you. 
anyone a/b'd a AR LS 3 against a LS 12 preamp??
AR=Acoustic Research 
Your definition of soundstage
The speaker is not the only thing that affects the presentation. The electronics have just as big of an affect if not more in some cases. Compare the presentation of solid state versus tubes for example. Or the laid back sound of early Conrad John... 
Pre and power amp for Vandersteen 3A Signature?
Rufipennis, Very nice set up. You mentioned wanting more midrange resolution. Words can never describe the improvement of adding a Vandersteen subwoofer. It is not about the bass. It is about a top to bottom improvement. By relieving your amplifie... 
Recommend tube meter
Get a multimeter from Radio Shack. You can bias your tubes, check your line voltage and use the ohm meter for whatever. 
What is meant by a "fast" pre amp
To me fast is the equipments ability to track the musical signal. Usually if the equipment sounds fast it's not because if it is fast it will sound like misic.