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Black glass KenRad 6SN7s take the cake
Also had good luck getting 6SN7's from romhifi on Ebay. 
Which best 5U4GB rectifier tube- Mesa Boogie or ??
I agree with Jim, go with NOS Sylvania and Tung Sol (harder to find). Don't bother with the Philips, you can do much better for low $$. Also, 5931 is a great military replacement for the GB, but kind of scarce. My amps use four GB's and I've found... 
Thank You Audiogon.
Additional KUDOS to Audiogon for offering all of us this outstanding service. I too have enjoyed many high end pieces of equipment that would ordinarily have been out of reach for me, and look forward to enjoying music with much more trading in th... 
My 300B s glow differently ????
I had a pair of WE 300B that glowed differently pretty much the way you described and they performed flawlessly until the end of their useful life at which time the plate started glowing and I knew it was time to replace them. 
Cary Cabling
I use Nordost Blue Heaven biwires from the CAD-300SE monos to Soliloquy 5.3 speakers. And Blue Heaven interconnects to the Rega Planet through a Creek Passive pre. It all sounds great and was an improvement over comparable priced Kimber Silver Str... 
Best of the small speakers
Give the Soliloquy 5.3 a listen. I have the Maggies also. 
Heard (of) Audio Electronics Supply?
Have heard many good comments in Stereophile magazine over the past couple of years. The model SE-1 was category C recommended component in April 99 issue. It references vol.17 no.11 and vol.21 no.5 as issues with more info. I will give you one qu... 
DIY Speaker Stand?
I made this very solid stand for my B&W CDM 1SE: two inch dia. black iron pipe 24 in. long threaded on both ends. Add the mating round flanges and screw them to 11 or 12in. square piece of 7ply oak plywood as base and same stuff cut to size of...