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First song to "Blow You Away"...
Maggot Brain by Funkadelic Guitars that took my head to a whole new place. Would play that album for others and they would be mesmerized and after the record played the question would always be "who the heck was that? or What was that?of course th... 
A decent preamp for Altec 604 speakers
I've owned Altec 604B's and 604c's along with Model 19's, Tannoys and Khorns. Although I'm the North American distributor for Eastern Electric, I can honestly say the MiniMax preamp played well with all these high efficiency speakers.www.morningst... 
What's best for Tannoy D-700s?
Tannoy & tubes is a must hear. My Churchills love them .Our M520 Integrated amp sounds lovely with the Tannoy's. I am the North American distributor for Eastern Electric so my opinion is biased but tubes & tannoys are the way to go.Whether... 
Mullards for Preamp?
Yes, The flash is normal, don't worry about it, they are suppose to do that.Enjoy, great tubes. 
What does 'Fast mean?
In the tube world fast would be Telefunken 806S, 803s, GEC CV4085 
16 ohms speakers- 8 ohms output amp
Sorry, for not disclosing I was the distributor. I should have. 
16 ohms speakers- 8 ohms output amp
Not sure how many watts you need but the Eastern Electric MiniMax amp has 4,8, and 16 ohm taps, The M20 integrated amp also has 8 & 16 ohm taps.www.morningstaraudio.com 
Vintage Tannoy's,,what are your amps?
I'm vertical biamping with a pair of Eastern Electric M520 integrated amps along with the MiniMax preamp into a pair of Tannoy Churchills. Also have tried Golden Tube 300B Special Edition running the amps in monoblock configuration into a pair of... 
upgrade advice for budget-minded beginner
The Eastern Electric M520 integrated just made the cover of Hi-Fi World UK.http://www.hi-fiworld.co.uk/hfw/currentish.html A glowing review. 
What's the best s.s. integrated for Khorns?
Those Khorns love/crave/demand/tubes. In my upstairs system 1980 K's they excell with the 24watt Eastern Electric M520 integrated. They will go louder then what I care to listen at at half the wattage used. 
Phono stage help for Nott Spacedeck/Anna/Dynavectr
Have you seen the review on the Eastern Electric MiniMax phono at 6moons that was just released 
Need help with finding a new phono stage.
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?preaphon&1128117671 
Do electrostatic speakers "break down" in time?
Kool Bignerd100, Does this mean I will get more air surrounding the instruments? 
Looking for phono stage recommendations
Have you seen this written about the Eastern Electric MiniMax phono preamp.http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/viewtopic.php?t=17930http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/viewtopic.php?t=17811http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/vinyl/messages/430272.htmlh... 
very small speakers suitable for wll mounting
Have you thought about the MMGW speakers from Magnepan. $300 a pair factory direct. They wall mount and swivel. less then an inch thick, sound very nice but you might have to pick up an inexpensive sub as they only go down to 100Hz. Here is a link...