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Clint Eastwood's HiFi
Re: Knight amp.Darned if my father didn't have a Knight amp which I have come to suspect was a Scott variant. Can anyone shed any light on this? Maybe a Scott 222c? 
little known Great capacitor
Thanks for sharing your experience. Good use of the forum to share these "Quantum Leaps" of experience/discovery with us. Other Pearls, anyone? 
Name your lame duck artist........
Ouch! Panning Billy Joel.....and Patricia Barber? Have another listen and get out of your rut. Sorry, but both are brilliant! Innovative artists always seem to have the hardest challenges. Of course. 
Gallo Reference series question
Gallo's are an inspiration! (Round sound forever. - This is more a theory of how sound is propagated. A correct one in my estimation.) They do appreciate a healthy dose of power. [ Personally, I bought, sold & re-bought the Nucleus Ref 2's.] T... 
Lost that "Tube Magic". Can you help?
First, I would strongly recommend you speak with Will Vincent about his Super Baldwin amps. As for restored Scott equipment, member: cjkinpa has several listed and is a reputable, knowledgeable source for you. I encourage you to speak with both.Tr... 
budget phono preamp selection
I'm thinking you should be able to get decent sound out of your MMF5.1. Have you checked your tracking force lately/accurately? I'm guessing you are tracking too heavy or else are too "low" in the back of your cartridge and need to raise the back ... 
Speaker Recommendations for VAC Ren 30/30 Mk III
Buy the reviewer's Reference 3A MM De Capo i's ($1200) on this site and don't look back.Truman 
Does Pass Aleph 3 heat up the room like tube amp?
Yes, it is class "A" runs warm/hot. It's a nice amp. Sounds good after a half an hour... to an hour. So turn it off. No problem. (Mine sounded good with Audioquest Viper interconnects.) Good luck. Catagory: Probably shouldn't have sold it. 
3 Recomendations
-good one, Theo.btw)then: time relationshipthan: comparisonadvice: informationadvise: act of giving advicerecommendation: How about side 1 of "My Fair Lady"? Great music back when words mattered and were actually clever! ..."in America they haven'... 
Great old speakers that are as good as new ones
Had the Dahlquest DQ-10's, they needed to be played loudly. Loved the Gallo Ref-2's. Nesterovic 5's are hard to beat. 
Verastarr Grand Illusion Series II Power Cord
I too own and can endorse the Verastarr Grand Illusion Power Cord. Still hard to believe that power cords make a difference but they do and this is the best I've heard. The volume is greater through my Museatex Bidat indicating a greater delivery ... 
Crackling coming from Right Speaker - Help
You'll generally need to re-bias only when changing amplifier output tubes. Small signal tubes can be swapped or "rolled" without having to re-bias. 
Power Conditioner /UPS Suggestions-Belkin?
Yup, Brickwall!No MOV's. 
UltraBit Platinum, does it work?
It works great! You'll notice an increase in volume, detail, soundstage and bass. I've used it for about a year along with George's CD Duplicator. Both are very highly recommended. 
Time to change. But to what?
Treat yourself to: http://cardersound.tech.officelive.com/CarderSound.aspxand move ten spaces forward. Read the Ty-Bone reviews. [Check WAF.] Put your speakers up for sale on Audiogon. Call me in the morning, you'll feel much better.-Especially wi...