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What companies have gone above and beyond?
Folks @ Audio ResearchVictor,Dan @ BATPeter @ Pass LabsCC Poon @ Monarchy AudioThese guys have save me time, anxeity, $$$, and always a step closer to audio excellence. 
homeade equipment racks?? opinions?
I am using a homemade rack, 1 1/2" metal square stock for the main structure and 1" square stock for the shelving. The biggest difference of homemade racks is the materials use for the shelving. I have tried wood, acrylic, and glass. Glass has bee... 
Taming bright Thiels
Thiels are absolutely fussy with the components that drive them. If you are determine to keep these speakers, I suggest playing with different tubes in your preamp frist and then audition other front end players, amps. If you have enough patience,... 
Help with an ARC LS5 MK III
I have been using AR pre amps for years and have always found that the sovtek tubes are the first to go. ARC and many other manufactures use these tubes for their availablity. My favorite tube for the AR pamps are the German E188CCC.(US 7308) Most... 
What tubes to use for Audio Research SP-9 MkIII?
BTW, here are the US and European equivelent #s for these tubes. 6DJ8-ECC88, 6922-E88CC,CCa, 7308-E188CC, the E288CC european tubes are physically longer in length and have a longer life span. There are also US JAN and British CV military tubes as... 
What tubes to use for Audio Research SP-9 MkIII?
My favorite tube in the 6DJ8 family is the Telefuken E188CC.It is very detailed and laid-back (if this is the sound you are looking for). Siemens CCAs has more bass, and Valvo E188CCs is detailed but a bit forward. Amperex made many differnt types... 
BAT VK-D5 CD Player sometimes does not play a CD
Would like to mention that there are formats that the D5 will not read (self recorded disc). The folks at BAT has always been very helpful and consider customer service a priority. Sorry to hear that you need to shell out so much $$$. While your u... 
WEL -- Wife Equivalent Language
I find it very important to understand all WEL spoken words and terms. It does help with my upgrades when applying with the WAP (Wife Approval Program ).