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el34 cryo'd tubes
Dekay Thanks, good info ,gives me something to think about. 
Speaker cable -no shorter than 8FT? T or F
As far as speaker cables needing to be at least 8ft. I don't know?? I haven't heard many monoblock users buying 8ft cables. I actually hear some audiophiles wire directly from amps to the speaker internal wires,eliminating speaker terminals. I wou... 
el34 cryo'd tubes
Dekay: Thanks good point. I am generaly very happy with the Svetlanas I am presently using but have seen Tube World praising there EL 34 Svets' cro'd (at $165 a quad) and have been tempted,but haven't heard quite enough feedback yet... Thanks agai... 
Any suggestions to power B&W 801S3 speakers?
Any older Threshold . S/300 - Sa-1 monos etc...Great match 
kef 104/2 or Thiel 2.3
In my opinion the best speaker Kef ever made! 
About Tubes.........
Personaly I think the Svetlanas are the best bang for the buck and maybe a cry'od pair might be even better... 
Best Amp for my new Speakers?
why not e-mail or call a shop that sells Revel and ask what customers prefer? This will at least give you a good starting point and also not limit you to any particular amp.. 
Amplifier for Kharma CRM 3.2F
Kharma and Thor work exceptionaly well.I would demo a pair of TPA 60s. I am using Thor TPA 30/and t1000 Linestage with Kharma 1.0, wonderfully match. If my memory serves me Thor Audio uses the Kharma 1.0 at his workplace facility. 
Replacing tubes on used equipment bought on A'gon
I would find out what the manufacturer requires for stock tubes and purchase a set for each. This way you'll have a good idea of the voiceing intended. From there you can descide for yourself whether its worth the tube rolling or not...Have fun ! 
Review: Ridge Street Audio Midnight Silver Edition GEN. II Interconnect
My 2 cents. I thought I might throw in my 2 cents worth,due to purchasing 3 different peices of Ridge Streets'i/cs and becoming a good freind of Roberts' in the past 2 years. From my perspective,Through many phone conversations and dealings with ... 
What do audio shops need to do to survive ?
I personally think it starts with the Manufacturer. The greed line starts there and pretty much puts the squeeze on the Shops to survive. When a manufacturer demands 400% profit on a piece its all up hill from there.The hobby of of being an Audiop... 
The Shortest Time you kept a new piece for ??
About 30 minutes a Yamaha M-80 amp . Thought it would be better than my Crown D-150. Wrong!!!Still have the Crown 
What does your common sense tell you?
You have to live with yourself and it sounds to me like you've done everything correctly by giving the first person fair warning. So rest easy and sell to the next guy in line. Unfortunetly some people seem to think they are the only one intereste... 
My Worst Nightmare
On Christmas morning a few years back I was playing Christmas music for backround music while opening presents,when we all heard a snap and looked outside to see the Transformer on fire on the telephone pole in front of my house.By the time I real... 
Female Vocalist like Diana Krall, Jacintha.
Teirney Sutton ( something cool album ) awesome voice, awesome album.Kind of an unknown but not for long. First song is "Rt66" .