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BAT VK-55 monoblock retube
for what it is worth, I bought a used VK-55 the other day that came with some vintage green label Sylvania 6SN7's and the previous owner said these sounded better than the stock Sovtek's. 
Integrated amp suggestions for Salk SongTowers?
my first amp with with SongTowers was a used ~$450 Jolida JD202A. with a set of upgraded tubes the sound was very very good and the 35w was plenty for me. 
Suggestions for rock music
Manitunc, don't be weird. I'm not looking to carry on chatting with these people, but if I have a question pre/post purchase I want to 1. get a response and 2. get a response from someone who knows what they are talking about. I passed up on buyin... 
Suggestions for rock music
the von schweikert 4JR are too deep, even deeper than the HT2-TL's. I have an open entryway to contend with.as far as Dynaudio, Psb, Polk, Klipsch RBH line, Paradigm, Monitor Audio, Energy, Infinity - I'm not going to buy any of the bigger name br... 
Rega TT Owners - P3-P5-P7
Buy a music hall or pro-ject table, much higher build quality than rega. 
Need Help Choosing Good Value Used Speaker $2,000
I can't imagine there being a better $2k speaker out there as the Salk SongTower. 
Phono pre direct to amp, what am I missing?
Kevin from K&K did provide me some numbers before to use when looking for an amp if I wanted to go direct. I seem to have lost that email and don't remember what they were. I'll get back in touch with him, but assuming I have all the numbers i... 
How much would I benefit from an amp upgrade?
I did a ton of upgrades this year and in my experience the amp upgrade makes the smallest difference and the room treatments make by far the biggest. 
Simple High Quality Tube Preamp for Vinyl Only Sys
check out the K&K Audio Maxxed Out, it's a hybrid. the Standard model was a significant upgrade from my EAR 834P. 
Phono pre direct to amp, what am I missing?
also, how much total gain is needed to make things sound "right"? I mostly listen to rock based music at moderate levels. 
Phono pre direct to amp, what am I missing?
it would be a K&K phono stage running into a yet to be determined tube amp, maybe a BAT or ARC. 
Phono pre direct to amp, what am I missing?
I already have the phono pre, I just want to know what I am missing by not having a $2000 pre-amp between the phono pre and the amp. it still sounds like it is only coming down to volume control and that the pre-amp actually does nothing to the so... 
Cary SLI-80 bias help
Ok, I put the stock KT-88 tubes in and checked the bias the same way, it is 75ma spot on. So, apparently the previous owner never used these Treasure tubes or never re-biased the unit for them. The question now is, should these Treasures get the s... 
Cary SLI-80 bias help
It is warmed up plenty and I am using the 200m setting in the amperage as I mentioned. Any other ideas? 
Cary SLI-80 bias help
The left channel is testing 4.5 and the right channel is testing 10.8.