paul4223

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Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking?
I see that this thread is still alive. So:A couple of years ago I shipped my Lumi and M120 mono amps to Scott Frankland for repair and upgrades. The Lumi was treated to the most significant upgrade Scott could do. The result? "WOW"!He also did a m... 
Genelex Gold Lion KT-88 reissued tubes
I replaced Groove Tube KT88's with the Genalex's in my MFA M120 amps and the improvements were dramatic. The GL's are lovely-sounding tubes at all frequencies. They're probably not even burned in yet,either. :) 
Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking?
I recently sent my MFA Lumi preamp and M120 amps to Mr.Scott Frankland for repairs and some upgrades. The Lumi was upgraded about as far as Scott could take it. The amps received more modest upgrades. The components now have a significant "wow" fa... 
Best single-malt Scotch...
I can tell you that Scapa 16 yr. old is extraordinary. 
This is a silly hobby.
Yes, and no.... 
Equipment that has made you 'stop' looking?
MFA Luminescence Pre, MFA Mono M120 Amplifiers. Chapman T-7 speakers comprise the core of my system. I can't imagine replacing the MFA elecronics. Nothing I've heard under $5K beats the Chapmans for overall musicality, although sometimes I wonder ... 
Cleaner for volume control
Caig Deoxit worked wonderfully on the volume contols of my venerable MFA Luminescence Pre-amp and the tube bias switches on my MFA mono amps. They've been out of service for a number of years. Volume controls were noisy. Amp power tube biasing was...