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Wife approval factor?
Wow what a subject. I've read through them all and have learned the following:The wive's of the Klipsch guys are by far the most understanding.If she has that hard of a time with your main hobby, whatelse is she unhappy about?Keep your hifi money ... 
Yamaha amp?
Steve,The problem is not in the speakers. But it could be in your pre amp or interconnect cables. First I would try a different power amp and interconnect cables. If the problem is eliminated it is the cables or the MX1000. If the problem persits,... 
audio research vs100 with long speaker cable runs
Cylinderking's Mac has much more stability when used in an application with long speaker wire runs. The ARC should be placed as close as possible to your speakers. In a perfectworld, right between them. You may be loosing damping factor, or the am... 
too much hype in audio
If you find you are listening to your equipment more thanyou are listening to your music, you have crossed the line.That is not to say it is not fun to make a change in your system that increases your enjoyment of the music. Just watch out if you ... 
Is there an easy way to eliminate 60 cycle buzz.
Try a Monster Cable HTS series power filter withstage 4 power filtering. Purchase from a dealerwith a refund period, in case it does not work. 
Tubed Pre Dying? ?
You may want to contact CJ about retubing and if the unitmay need to be rebiased. If not you can get tubes onlineand plug them in yourself. If the unit is making a wooshing noise in the background you may want to stop using it until you can retube... 
Great Customer Service
I have always had great service from Krell. If they can do something for you they will. To Jjmali: If you are waiting for caps, it is becauseyou are waiting for the right caps. On a KRC it is quite possible the caps have to meet a specific specand... 
Dedicated circuit?
As long as there are no other outlets on that breaker. 
How to tell if the tube needs replacement?
Inconsistancy in sonic quality is the first sign.Sorry, had to say it.Different amps do different things when the tubes age.The general signs are mushy bass, loss of high freq. detail,smeared midrange imaging.Maybe someone who has experience with ... 
Tube Equipment: Gimmick?
I like Miller, it's the champaign of beers. 
Yamaha amp?
I am not sure but I think what you may be interested inis a Yamaha MX1000U. It Was pretty beastly, but keep the load at 4ohms or greater.The MX1000 had trademark red light power bars that displayedup the center of the face plate.A number of DJ's i... 
Why no "speaker B" connection on many SS power amp
A Couple of thoughts.If your receiver has pre out for additional amplification,it may have a pre in, or main in, back to the internal amplifier. If this is the case you can use a high qualityY jack, and split the left/right pre out and send on pai...