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source for long component and IC
thanks!you guys are the best! 
source for long component and IC
Musiqlovr,My friend is not an audiophile but a 'regular' person who wants all the cables for as cheap as possiblethanks 
source for long component and IC
BdgregoryAre you saying you ICs are not balanced but are RCA? If so I will pass this along to my friendthanksPhil 
source for long component and IC
No it would not be balanced...What is the longest RCA IC (my friend) can run? 20 ft may be long enough 
Solid State Amps for Quad ESL 57?
Quad 909 
Where to use a pair of interconnects?
where it sounds bestyou will get many different answers but your ears are what countI went against the norm (from source to pre) and preferred it you might as well 
300B Tubes
look here:http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1232384745&openfrom&1&4#1and here:http://www.sophiaelectric.com/Some think the carbon plate Sophia bests the WE, at least in overall performance - maybe not quite in the mids 
300B replacement
Gary,Actually (I think) it is the Globe Mesh Plate with ceramic base. Funny I did not notice the shape of the glass but the mesh plate vs Carbon only.I have something to look forward to: upgrading to the Carbon 
300B replacement
Cincy Bob I did find the link to the carbon plate and I do have the meshsheepish am I... 
300B replacement
Cincy Bob - I bought my amplifier with the Sophias tubes in it and was not aware there was a carbon plate or mesh plate option. From what I can see my tubes match the photos in the link I posted and documentation that came with them does not speci... 
300B replacement
fwiw I have a pair of these and they sound terrifichttp://www.sophiaelectric.com/pages/se/princess_300b.htm 
Good budget alternative IC's with Shindo preamp
Good point Restock, I am just a little overzealous about the GG (it trounced Audio Note, Acoustic Zen and Audience in my system), no I have not heard the Shindo 
My experience with ATC SCM 12
If you had similar results with another speaker is it not possible your problem is somewhere else in your system? The longer I am into this hobby the more I realize tweaking is everything. You can be so close to nirvana and not know it unless you ... 
Good budget alternative IC's with Shindo preamp
try to stretch your budget to $300 or so and buy used Gabriel Gold Revelation ICs you will not be sorry - an amazing cable 
Rolled some 12ax7's recently...
thanks Nsgarch a hellofa read!