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Good Sound under $500
Any interest in a active speaker;those quad actives for 475 might be able to hold you over until you can get the speakers you really want. 
StereoTimes Interview with Duke LeJeune/Audiokines
Thanks for the link Clio09 I also agree Duke is one of the good guys in Audio;he offers help and never pushes a sale in exchange for that help or advice;very rare in my opinion. 
Most powerful and popular EL34 tube amp?
You can run el34's in the audiovalve challanger 180 monoblocks and get 150 watts of class A power;install 6550's or kt88's and max out power at 180 watts;this amp drives my soundlab m2's extremely with the 6550's and kt88's as I have not listened ... 
solid state vs tubes
Unsound the zeros have a 60 day trial period so you can try them on your own system with no risk. 
Tube amp on/off: best practice?
I would say since you a leaving and then coming back I would power off just in case of a problem devolping and you are not there to resolve the problem. 
Dan D'Agostino is back with a new line
It's out my my range;why wouldn't a well known name come out with a product cost wise that more people could buy? 
solid state vs tubes
Magfan the hp4062ux is a parametric tester used with probers to test wafers when they come out of the fab. 
solid state vs tubes
Fabguy do u need a hp4062ux to test at wafer probe? 
solid state vs tubes
mrtennis older jeff roland models 6,8t or 9t might work for you;my model 6 monoblocks perform quite well on my soundlab m2's;the original owner of the m2's was driving them with model 9t monoblocks.It might be the sound you are striving for. 
solid state vs tubes
I think you are hearing the way the impedance of the speakers is acting when being driven by tube amplificationvs solid state power;it just so happens you are hearing it in the treble frequency range;its all part of matching the proper amps with t... 
solid state vs tubes
hifisoundguy all the problems except tubes also occur in solid state gear as well;the tube issue is easily resolved by buying from sellers whom other members recommend or ones with stellar credability.The popping noise that comes and goes is one t... 
solid state vs tubes
Hifisoundguy you really believe tube audio will fall to classD amps?Why do you think this I am just wondering;You mention tube problems and tube owners don't want to talk about;all I can say is device or tube failure occurs on both products and I ... 
solid state vs tubes
I agree with Pubul57 100%;don't get wrapped up in reviews and always let your ears guide you in this process. 
solid state vs tubes
Mrtennis what speakers are you going to be driving? 
solid state vs tubes
I feel my roland model 6 amps come very close to the sound of my audiovalve challanger 180 monoblocks when driving usher rw729's or soundlab m2's but the tube amps have the edge in my opinion driving my speakers.Where do you stand on your own ques...