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I have dozens of hours of experimenting with cleaning up every kind of metal, plastic, bakelite, glass and more you can think of on over...

Make sure to clean the record/play switch! Best to do that with spray Deoxit in the green and black can. It leaves a non-volatile...

What's in this bottle mixture? About $50 worth of magic sauce. Often time you'll see grey rings around the tube sockets and trying to...

This is my latest project. Yamaha TC-800 GL. Circa 1975. This completes my MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) audio collection. The other...

George how was the sound improved with the SEs compared to the stock tubes in your Statement amps? All VAC amps use the same tubes so I...

FWIW, don’t rely solely on the advice of the panel manufacturer. Do your homework. Check out room acoustic calculator like Amroc...

I was into it back then. I had surround sound in my system before Dolby. I lived in a townhouse back then added surround sdound via a...

This is my latest project. Yamaha TC-800 GL. Circa 1975. This completes my MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) audio collection. The other...

George, Thank you for sharing your experience. I now have more confidence in the Sophia Electric 6SN7s. A shame about the KT88s. I...

I have no idea about their lower grades .. I bought the top grade with the longest warranty. There are always the Ray Reserve 6SN7's for...

Michael and GSO. Thanks for the input.

When I got my last order of Gold Lion KT88's let just say I had to swap out tubes with the vendor several times to even get within a 10%...

I am running McIntosh's "intended for custom install" 2 channel Class D amp right now to drive the woofers in my bookshelf sonusfabers...

When I got my last order of Gold Lion KT88's let just say I had to swap out tubes with the vendor several times to even get within a 10%...

I have no idea about their lower grades .. I bought the top grade with the longest warranty. There are always the Ray Reserve 6SN7's for...