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Just Ordered New Speakers
I will be giving my first second and last impressions on them.  Looks like it is going to be late June before the dealers receive them :( 
What signal tubes to use when rollin on a Primaluna Pre Power setup?
The Tung Sol KT-150 power tubes will solve your problem.  Try a pair of Mullard 12AX7  NOS tubes for the signal, or RCA Cleartops. 
Specific Pre-Amp advice
A new Rogue Audio RP-5 all tube preamp sells new for 3,500.00.  I am sure you can get a used one for far less.  This is a full function preamp with an excellent mm/mc phono stage with many adjustable options.  It is fully remote control and I like... 
Just Ordered New Speakers
I don't care that much for the name Golden Ear as it reminds me of the Golden Ear Awards in The Absolute Sound.  However, I love the sound of the Triton 1 and 2 and can only hope I will love the Triton References even more. 
Tube rolling in the Candela
I do not have the Candela, but in my tube equipment I have found the Mullard NOS cv4003 is the best sounding  12au7 tube for its rich midrange and fatigue free treble.  The RCA cleartops come in second.    Thy will take a lifeless sounding piece o... 
Anthem Statement P5 amp and Golden Ear Triton One speakers
No, I haven't heard them as I was not at CES.  I do know that everyone who heard them, drooled all over them and it has the GE house sound.  The Triton 1 and 2 only sounded thin and bright because they were hooked up to home theater equipment at t... 
A Question For All You VPI Prime Owners
I don't want to go through the extra expense of another maple platform.  I paid 400.00 for the one I have now.  Was having the cover custom made expensive? 
Anthem Statement P5 amp and Golden Ear Triton One speakers
I have both the Triton 1 and Triton 2 and have a deposit on the new Triton Reference which won't be shipping to late May\early June.  My Triton 1 are powered by a 160wpc solid state amp and an all tube preamp.  I absolutely LOVE the sound.  The Tr... 
The "most foolish" loudspeaker tweak/upgrade ... is
The speaker wires in question are manufactured by the same company (New Delphi?) that makes the internal wiring on NASA various space vehicles including the International Space Station (US Modules). If Von Schweikert is charging 39K for them, just... 
Preamp for Halo A21 and/or B&K ST2140
There is a Rogue RP5 tube preamp with 4 line and 1mm/mc inputs for sale here in the classifieds..  It also has a processor loop and 2 sets of outputs, all rca.  This is a 3500 piece with remote and TMR Audio has it for under 2500.  I own one and i... 
Replacing KEF LS50s with Reference 1s
If I had 5 of the same speakers, I would sell  them as 2 pairs and 1 center channel and be willing to sell the pairs and single speaker separately.  The chances are much less if you try to sell or swap all 5 for the other speaker.  At any rate, I ... 
Adventures in Table Shopping
I have had similar experiences at Goodwins as well although not for a turntable.  I just bought my turntable, a VPI Prime from John Rutan at Audio Connection in Verona, NJ.  It was a 3 1/2 hour drive from my home in northern Rhode Island.  Well wo... 
A speaker that looks like a driver or a driver that looks like a speaker?
Yeah but it will have to be in gold, that's his preferred color.  Personally, I find the speakers ugly as hell and they would never go in my living room no matter how good they sounded. 
Looking for a used AUDIOPHILE AV Receiver
Magnum Dynalab made a couple of high end receivers at one time.  Not sure if they still do. 
break in
I believe in break in but up to a point.  If I insert a new component into my system and the sound sucks, no amount of break in will magicly make it sound better.  I learned that the hard way.  The only component that I noticed a big difference in...