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Inexpensive Tube Amps
Having read this thread and being a long time AG user, it seems a great lesson in the fact that there are many paths and many people in this hobby. Threads like tubes vs SS go on forever, but that is what makes it fun. My own personal preferences ... 
Can cables of any cost and quality provide bass response missing in my B&W speakers?
Aluminum wire is prohibited by code from any home or commercial wiring, so if you are buying at a reputable store you don't have to worry. You need not go to Monoprice to buy stranded 12 gauge. As for the issue at hand, it is a basic law of physic... 
why do people feel the need to buy expensive cable
Folks this cable stuff makes my head spin. Several independent skeptics have offered varied sums of money to cable companies to prove their products are better than off-the-shelf wire. Some of these offers have been out there for years. To date no... 
Most transparent power amp
Add Van Alstine.  
Duelund 16g Speaker Wire Question
As an electrician I am a long-time skeptic of this magic wire hunt. I still remember when one of the stereo magazines had the courage to try a Home Depot extension cord and were surprised at how good it sounded. As far as I know, the Amazing Randi...