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thegoldengoose

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Using tube amp with electrostatic speakers.
Ralph, It's amazing how you keep such a cool head and give such great responses.  How many thousands of times have you done this?I hereby nominate you to the Audiogon Pantheon/Hall of Fame. 
If I'm looking for "Tube Sound", why would I put a Tube Pre in front of a SS amp?
I have tried a CJ PV12 (preamp) with an older class D NAD amp, but eventually removed the CJ because it imparted too much hum. Now I use a Chord DAC to drive the amp directly and it sounds good, but not nearly as good as my all tube fully balanced... 
Volume Controls - Can they affect Dynamic Range?
Thanks for your comments.  Interesting comments on the 24/32 bit stuff.Do you know if the software attenuates the same way a piece of hardware would? 
Power conditioner help
I just installed an ISOCLEAN power outlet and I think it's very good.  http://isocleanpower.com/product_23.htm