dekay

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A New Believer
Rok2id:Funny in that reading your first posts here @ AA (which started all of 8 months ago) it is apparent that you did not know zip about Hi-fi.Now (8 months later;-) are you implying that you do? 
What is your favorite tv theme song/composition?
"Peter Gun""M*A*S*H""The Avengers""Perry Mason""The Man from U.N.C.L.E""The Saint""Secret Squirrel""Thriller", Boris Karloff"Felix the Cat""Top Cat""The Flintstones""The Pink Panther""Mod Squad""Mr. Ed""Mission Impossible""Mannix""The Streets of S... 
TOP 5 CD OR LP LISTENED MOST TO IN LAST 3 YEARS ?
1. "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (LP)2. "The Point", Nilsson (LP)3. "Giant Steps", Taj Mahal (LP)4. "Grievous Angel", Gram Parsons (LP)5. "Windwood", Steve Windwood (LP)6. "Natalie Merchant", self titled/Live NYC (CD) 
How do I change the tubes in a Luxman LV-105u?
Read this thread (with photos).Good luck.http://audiokarma.org/forums/showthread.php?t=105118 
Perfect Debute Albums
Jaybo's pics plus "Television", "The Remains" and Neil Young's ST'd first solo effort, which all pale in comparison to George Gobel's Las Vegas Sands LP. 
Band with highest success/talent ratio?
Pebbles and Bamm Bamm were way overated, IMO. 
So, what DON'T you spend money on?
Body guards, cosmetic surgery, servants, luxury automobiles/privately owned aircraft, life coaches/personal trainers, Pernod-Ricard champagne and La Perla undies to name a few. 
Can anyone help identify these speakers?
Try googling Liberty Acoustics. They used to have a taller speaker shaped like that. 
Need integrated with LOTS of WATTS
Look into the the 60 watt Bryston and the the Creek 5350SE (used).SS and difficult to drive speakers are not my personal cup of tea (but trust me on this, in your price range :-). 
SET pre-amplification?
OK, I was under the impression that most were (based upon a certain manufacturer using this as a major selling point, when is was NOT per many... posting to the contrary).Seen posts of people using (SET) headphone amps as preamps, but I only remem... 
SET pre-amplification?
What tube preamplifiers are not single ended triode (SET) designs? 
thoughts while listening
Usually think about old David Steinberg & Robert Klein comedy routines, though I assume that this is the boring/norm for most/all. 
Jolida 302 b disaster
If the Jolida does not use bleeder resistors in the design it can possibly store lethal voltages for hours and even days after being powered down. 
phono preamp break-in machine
If you have a CD player try a Granite Audio break in CD for phono preamplifiers ($35). 
Tweaks
I suggest powering down the system immediately and then follow up by googling what you have done, as well as how to remedy/clean it up.