electrocompaniet aw 100 sound quality?

I got to tell you guys I find this dialogue interesting. I have an electro preamp. People are kidding it doesn't sound its best until it has 300-500 hrs on it. Sedond what cables and power cords do you recommend? By the way I think Electro pre and it is definitely tubey without their stereotype failings. Also the articles I've read suggest they didn't break them in long enough.

I have an electro 4R. Currently it's all Mit with termination boxes, not the 350 or 750. If I remember correctly you also use a Marchand crossover, so do I. I am interested in trying the Alpha. I tried Audioquest with another pre I have and wasn't impressed. One dealer I know has talked me out of power cords twice. I do have dedicated lines and live in the outer suburbs.

In regards to the sound of the pre it sounds somewhere between what I'd call tubey and definitely not solid state. I keep feeling that it has more to give. I heard it in comparison to the Classe Cap 50 and they sound more alike than not. However, there definitely are differences. At first I thought the $R was missing leading edge transients. Then ater hearing the CD on other systems I realized it wasn't there. SOOO!!!

I'll check out the electro discussion. Thanks.