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Bricasti M1 SE
Made right here in Massachusetts..... good stuff..... Enjoy 
For tube sound, which is more important: preamp or power amp?
Since getting new speakers, I am going to retract what I said earlier. I said preamp , but mainly because I have always held the preamp as the most important electronic component. I have been experimenting with tube compliment in my amps and am st... 
EL34 equivalent tube types
I just retubed with the Mullard EL34 repops and 12ax7s and they really sound great in my Quicksilver Mid Mono amps....  
Speaker Suggestions for 300b SET Amp
I am about a month into owning my Heresys as well and they sound fantastic with my Quicksilver Mid Monos. I was running KT 66 and it was time to replace so I tried the Mullard EL34 repops and along with Mullard 12ax7 input tube and Volshod 6n23eb ... 
Where were your audio components designed/engineered?
Preamp conrad - johnson Classic 2 SE designed and built in USAAmps. Quicksilver Mid Monos designed and built in USASpeakers Klipsch Heresy III designed and built in USADAC NAD M51 designed in Canada / GB made in ChinaSub REL designed in England ma... 
Picking a Tube integrated amp
Be careful if you buy a used VTL.....  they don't treat you like a "real" customer if you need support. 
Picking a Tube integrated amp
Understood..... I thought the same thing before I bought my cj Classic preamp.   That is a great integrated amp for the money.   
Picking a Tube integrated amp
The c-j CAV 45 is really nice ..... 
Earliest "MOST WANTED" gear
My dad had a Sansui BA 2000 and CA 2000 amp and pre along with a TU 9900 tuner.   My first receiver was a 40 watt JVC but I soon replaced it with a Sansui AU 9900 int amp.....  it's still on use at my brothers house.I used to live near a place cal... 
mono block or bi-amps which would you pick?
Mono amps....   
Buying speakers ten or more years old a good idea?
Haha ,sorry didnt realize that thread was so old.... 
Buying speakers ten or more years old a good idea?
Unfortunately some speakers that are 10 years old no longer have parts available....some do.  But some have proprietary drivers that are long discontinued.   Especially a speaker like Thiel....  custom proprietary matched drivers .   B&W  CDM ... 
Why does all new pop music sound the same?
I'm not quite ready for a walker, and I do think there are some good new groups....Spoon, the Shins, Cage , all good stuff....I was really talking about the pop music that is constantly being regurgitated....U2 and Beck,  great artists....  you we... 
Why does all new pop music sound the same?
Jkotze.... you are right on the money...it's like a template or formula.   It's not great songwriting 
Why does all new pop music sound the same?
It's crap.....    My kids are 19 and 22.   Their choice in music is pretty bad.   Although my daughter likes some classic rock ...Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty,  so that's a good sign.... My son is into rap,  hip hop.....  I'm no prude , believe me but...