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Tube integrated amps -- new Value Leaders?
The solution is Icon Audio from the UK. And yes, they're imported into the USA. https://iconaudio.com/ And readily accessible. https://www.musicdirect.com/Search?query=icon%20audio#/icon%20audio/0/score/desc/?tab=products      
Has gear or a recording ever made your ears hot?
Only when one component is talking about another component behind its back.   I believe that's called crosstalk.  
Klipsch Forte I
If I remember correctly...  
Primaluna?
If only Uncle Kevin would take the back off a Tekton. Now that would be a video I’d watch.  
Raven Audio and Beyond...
@mijale Just move beyond PrimaLuna and Raven, get an Audio Hungary unit and be done with it.  https://audiohungary.com/  You'll find there are several very good dealers.  
Not manufactured any more.
The rare B Minor.  
Class A into Class AB
So let me get this straight. You can design amps that only operate in class A.  When pushed to their limit they simply distort. There are amps that slide from class A to class AB (e.g. Pass XA25, Luxman). There are amps that can be produced wit... 
Not manufactured any more.
Snell.  
Architectural Digest finally shows audio gear!
Must be using "Transparent" speaker cables.  
Dumb question - how do you easily insert a photo/image inline with writing text in a post?
Now that these technicalities are being addressed, can somebody explain how you insert a youtube link so that the image appears in the post, rather than just the standard internet link.  When I use the paperclip icon I just get the link, and when ... 
Architectural Digest finally shows audio gear!
Anyone ever see a wire in those glossy photo ads of equipment, normally situated in modern-style dwellings? Come to that, anyone ever see a cable in Bosch's glassy house?    
Where should the vocal image be?
As already pointed out, many factors affect this: recording, system, room, positioning, etc.  There is no single "right" or "wrong" answer as to where the soundstage should begin and end.  Many people, I among them, appreciate layering, which is e... 
Struggling to spend 13k with three dealers
@ghasley I think he was using "miracles" as a verb.🙂  
Can recommend some non-fatigue SMALL bookshelf for near-field listening?
Take a look at Alta audio.  
Looking for an old Stereophile review ...
Endeavor??? Before acquisition by Von Schweikert.