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Anyone try the Paul Speltz Anti Wires?
Snofun3 Forgot:"Smoked" 
"Dirty" Volume on Carver Amp
I sprayed some bad ones that were really scratchy with Caig pro gold, Came out perfect, Dead silent, and even removed hum on units that originally had a little! 
Current vs. Watts??? Need clarification.
That seems unlikely... They are 89 db efficient with 8 ohm impeadance, and unless they drop below 2 ohms or something when driven you should not have much issue.. Sounds like either the speakers are blown and show distress only at a certain volume... 
Anybody heard the Lessloss DAC?
Miklor, any luck with this piece? Interested in your impressions. 
Tube pre-amps: turn off when not in use?
No matter what tubes will go faster turned on.. and preamps do draw a bit more than a dac or CD player and have more dangerous levels of heat in most cases.. Mine takes about 20 min tops to warm up and sound pretty much best after turning on.. thi... 
Proac Response 2.5 - How long will they last?
If they are foam surrounds on the drivers then maybe.. Rubber should not really ever have a problem, unless they dry out, but I have seen people use a type of armorall product and refresh them like brand new with no downfall. Other than that leave... 
Stiff power cords are frustrating
Zu Audios Mother is a top class piece that I have used.. It is like a pipe cleaner its stiff, but very flexable, what I mean is that when you bend it it stays in the shape you bend it in like a pipe cleaner, it is realitivley thin to fit thru most... 
what are some of the best amplifiers
In the lower line amps, I do agree I have heard some fortes sound sweeter myself.. Now the S200 is the baby threshold, that I thought sounded the best out of all of them of the S series stuff, unless against thresholds straight class A stuff. But ... 
why don't tubed amps have headphone jacks?
You mean tube preamps, Not amps??? Many have it, almost I would go as far to say 80% of the pres and intergrateds have them now. 
Loud Snapping when turning amp ON and OFF
Some do not have a Soft on off function especially if that old', I believe many newer amps use a relay to kick on after the power supply and caps come up to speed, you might just be hearing the nast power surging the board when powering up, and no... 
Can I measure my tube amp's output?
It may not be the amp, it could be the preamp section, switch the RCA jacks not the speaker cables.. then if the channel follows louder to the other speaker, both your amps and speakers are in the clear, and you have a gain thing going on from the... 
Crown Xti-2000 Hum
Oh and by the way a Cheater plug at the wall in my case never did anything in or out of the system.. Hum still was exactly the same, so you can try 
Crown Xti-2000 Hum
Well I hate to say.. I won’t say it, so I will just try to help.. #1 Fan driven power amps especially of the Pro variety have many power supply issues in home use, they hum, they POP very loud many times when turned on and off.. They hiss, and the... 
Best amps for rock and heavy metal
To keep it simple go mcintosh.. But I agree with above you will need a rather dynamic and resonable woofer surfaced speaker to do what you really want... Again mcintosh gear has a very strong flavor to take on pantera and any other edgy rock witho... 
Good Speakers for Low Watts
Probably klipsch will be your best bet, I know the RB7's which are the reference series klipsch are excellent at all you are talking about, and they are compact, will play loud, and very clear.. Best paired with the tubes like you are requesting a...