Paul, I look forward to your thoughts on your new tubes once you get a chance to listen and respond.
As for the KT88 vs. EL34, the EL34 are Svetlana's, and yes they are smoother. I'm not sure how much 'punch' they lose vs. the KT's, but I am hoping to comment on them more thoroughly in the near future.
I've had the EL34's in the Prologue Two for the past two weeks, and I'm ready to switch back to the KT88's again to hear the differences between them. I like to have some time for both the tubes to 'break in' and also time to acclimate myself to their presentaion vs. A/B'ing them in one listening session. I'll post my thoughts after I spend some more time with each in 'my system'. I'll be sure to notify you when I do.
As for the dedicated circuit, my father and I worked on that. My father was a building equipment manager for Bell Atlantic his whole career before retiring, so he is very handy to have around for those types of projects. I terminated the circuit with a PS Audio Power Port (cost-$50), and the cabling was maybe $25? For $75 and the time invested, it was WELL worth it! If you don't feel comfortable doing it yourself and end up paying someone else, your probably still under $200, and at that price it is still a very worthwhile tweak!
Jim
