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How hot is hot when moving from class a/b to to a or tubes?
FWIW, I live in Texas where it gets pretty hot, after going from a set of B&K M140s then a CJ MF2250A both solid state to tube monos by different companies including VTL & Quicksilver & a Pass Labs XA30.5 the heat issue never was a pro... 
Feets Don’t Fail Me Now
I loves me some Little Feat. Enjoy the music  
Questions about purchasing a used CJ tube amp
@noromance, I took note of that $2500 sale a few years ago, albeit that amp was missing a few things, tube cages and factory box and they had reduced the cost to offset the trip to CJ for a checkup. This will more than likely be my last amp purcha... 
Tube DACs
I run a Jadis tube dac through my Lamm LL2.1 deluxe all tube preamp and it sounds marvelous. Enjoy the music  
Why so many ads
I'm annoyed that there are 3 listings between every ad.  
Aesthetix Janus preamp Standard
@jperry, thank you so much for your input on the Janus, it is exactly what I needed to hear. I would have been selling my Allnic H-1500se II phono stage to get into a one box system and reading between the lines on a few of the reviews was thinkin... 
Ref75se
I would personally start a back and forth with the seller and get a feel for him and the AR unit you are seeking, emails are fine but a phone conversation is better. You can tell a lot about someone and their for sale item by these conversations, ... 
Headphone break in?
I had purchased a slightly used set of Hifiman HE1000V2 headphones that developed an issue, Hifiman replaced with a new pair under warranty and I have to say it took a good while for them to come on song to the point of me not enjoying them till t... 
Mint Best Tractor still in business?
FWIW, Yip ask for the pivot to spindle on some if not all VPIs due to the inaccuracy of the info supplied by VPI and that measurement to be in question on some of their tables.  
NEW turntable from Luxman PD-191a, introduced in Japan.
So about $7,000.00 dollars for the new Luxman table, looks really nice and would be very interested in this table after seeing how it stacks up to the competition.  
What's been your experience with New Chinese 6SN7 tube options?
Really like/love the Shuguang WE6SN7 replica tubes in my Dennis Had Inspire headphone/preamp and use that piece in both modes. Bought a set off ebay from a Chinese vender with great results and after the plant burnt was able to buy a slightly used... 
Cartridge "upgrade" to Dynavector XV1T
In the price range that you are shopping, do not ignore the copper coiled .24mv output ZYX Universe. Have seen some really good deals on these over the last year or so. Enjoy the music  
Lisa Marie Presley has passed away.
Possibly died from a broken heart after loosing her son to suicide a few years ago, some things you never get over.  
Wilson to Tekton to ????
@bill_peloquin, let me add a caveat to your, "never sell anything". Never sell anything to buy something new, always keep the item your replacing and work it back into the system at different points until you are satisfied with the new piece and e... 
Apature Accuflow Cables
My memory tells me they were a big step up from Monster Cable at that time. The AA cables were the go to cable at Audio Concepts in Houston Texas where I bought most of my gear back then and they used it in their listening room set ups for demos. ...