Eye Candy

@wsrrsw absolutely mandatory this past Friday evening. Felt like I was in the soundstage at times. 

Agree with others - wouldn’t mind a vintage Marantz lighting up the front end. For whatever reason I’ve always found these receivers so aesthetically pleasing.  

There used to be a Russian Vacuum Tube Manufacturer called Svetlana.

I had a C-J Premier 11a Tube amp that used 6550 power tubes.  

The Svetlana 6550 tubes would produce a swirling violet/purple plasma inside the tube whilst on.

This Plasma was mesmerizing to watch!!

No other vacuum tube, that I'm aware of, does this!

@toro3 have to agree with you on that vintage receiver look.  My first foray into audio included a Pioneer SX-636.  That beautiful blue tuner display with the blue tuning meters--yes, a classic look with that interactive element (like turntables) as you precisely tune in your favorite FM stations.  

While I haven’t spun vinyl in more than a decade, but  I do remember watching the turntable spinning and being mesmerized by the dots being frozen in place saying that the speed was constant.

One word:

McIntosh

(see my virtual system)