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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Trigger Hippy - second run thru, War Dept. approved ;-)))) 
Help! New TT skipping badly....
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Whats on your turntable tonight?
Miles - Kind of Blue ( MoFi 45 rpm ) 
Re-tubing a McIntosh power amp
RAM throws out or returns some 90%…. Sounds like the definition of crap shoot… 
Re-tubing a McIntosh power amp
Also Roger Modjeski ( rip ) built some very advanced testing and grading gear for modern tubes - I have a set of his RAM KT.88 in my RM-9 and his super precise low noise driver ..RAM tubes 
HiFi News Test Record Azimuth
@lewm  when you find the Triplaner redundant, please let me know !!! I need another  
Fear of volume control
See Jim Smith’s excellent book on Getting better Sound - he covers this topic and much more. He is avid audiophile, music lover, recording engineer. Beware he is a listen and measure guy and experienced.  
Re-tubing a McIntosh power amp
Heavy - your post seemed heavy on buying in bulk and sifting thru the crapshoot of grading tubes. You should get to know Andy and his ears and test gear. I am sure he would enjoy a conversation with you.Mac in the golden age designed for tube long... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
How is the Charles Lloyd ? (RSD ? ) 
Re-tubing a McIntosh power amp
Andy at Vintage tube can help you and rather than fireworks Crap shoot he will get you great tubes, graded and matched… for your amp 
What's your dream speaker?
Like Foodies talking grub :-) fun 
Where do you put your money?
since the house has pretty much tripled it is “ free “….. the vinyl about double….some of the protection copy masters are…well you get the gist on appreciating assets…the rest is just temporarybut for grins…Seattle systemSpeakers 36%Amps 28%Pre 9%... 
Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire?
but now that you mention it, the Kirby beater bar is belt drive with measurable wow and flutter…..shag makes it worse…. 
Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire?
and please no more inane car comparisons….team Consumer reports has yet to achieve a lap let alone a podium finish at Le Mans, etc…. 
Speaker Cables? why all the hype for expensive speaker wire?
Only  those who have owned a Kirby vacuum will know just what junk it is…..