Tvad, I was doing a search on the silverlines, (I've always wanted to hear them) and I saw several mentions where Alan Yun preferred tube amps. It might have been for a different model. Regardless, it sounds like you've sorted it out to your liking, and after all said and done that's the important part.
Just because the Pass gear didn't work for us doesn't mean it won't for somebody else. My new mantra: Listen for yourselves, people!
Just because the Pass gear didn't work for us doesn't mean it won't for somebody else. My new mantra: Listen for yourselves, people!