Hi Jeffcott - thanks so much for your detailed discussion. As I don't consider myself a "paying" customer, I didn't feel it right to infringe upon Mr. Ozment's time concerning tube selection. It's apparent that you gentlemen have spent quite some time and effort in the quest, so I am very appreciative of your willingness to offer your observations to this neophyte.
After the aforementioned household move, my 2 ch. system will reside in a dedicated room, along with the components finding a new resting position upon a Sistrum SP-4 rack - so I'm hoping that this will adequately address the isolation enhancement you feel is important. (As an aside, I recently made the acquaintance of a local Audiogoner thru the forum, and I'm sure he would attest to my current hodge-podge 2 ch/ HT arrangement - I'm chomping at the bit to get things set-up properly. It perhaps may be a mistake to make all these changes - room, rack, tube rolling, etc - at once, but am afraid I don't have the patience any longer to do it methodically.) I will also act upon your suggestion for using the tube dampeners.
And thanks for the offer - I'll be in touch via email.
Cheers,
Tom
After the aforementioned household move, my 2 ch. system will reside in a dedicated room, along with the components finding a new resting position upon a Sistrum SP-4 rack - so I'm hoping that this will adequately address the isolation enhancement you feel is important. (As an aside, I recently made the acquaintance of a local Audiogoner thru the forum, and I'm sure he would attest to my current hodge-podge 2 ch/ HT arrangement - I'm chomping at the bit to get things set-up properly. It perhaps may be a mistake to make all these changes - room, rack, tube rolling, etc - at once, but am afraid I don't have the patience any longer to do it methodically.) I will also act upon your suggestion for using the tube dampeners.
And thanks for the offer - I'll be in touch via email.
Cheers,
Tom