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Shuguang 12AX7 Pavane/Psvane Reference.
tested the psvane 12ax7 premium edition $99 a pair against 250-300 NOS Teles and Mullards and found no difference in the sound I preferred the Psvane in my Line Magnetic 518ia integrated again system dependant ... 
Tube Rolling with the Line Magnetic 518 IA
tried the Psvane 845 II an the Psvane 845 WE Replica either one will send this amp to new level stuck with the 845 II ,just a matter of preference also replaced stock 12ax7 with the Psvane premium series TII and heard a improvement over the stock ... 
Anyone tried Auditorium 23 speaker cables ?
superb cable does nothing to the music as a good cable should are excellent for tubed systems ,had tried many grossly overpriced and overhyped garden hose cables and the auditoriums excelled ..system is line magnetic 518ia, devore 3xl's 
Power tubes as drivers -- Line Magnetic
The Pxvane 845 II ,12ax7 II and the 6ca7 II sent my 518 line magnetic to heaven 
Line Magnetic owners...how quiet are they?
have a 518ia very quiet ,superb sounding integrated ,trounced a few integrated for twice as many bucks on a side by side comparison..again system dependent on speakers and source.. 
Anyone here tried Psvane 845TII or WE845?
tried both you will be happy with either the TII or the WE REPLICA they both are superb only difference we heard was a bit tighter bass and the sound with orchestral music was a bit better using the REPLICA ..we stuck with the II 
McIntosh and Thiels
cant believe you powered those thiels with HT receiver,thiels need current ,ever see the miniscule power supply and xformer in a receiver meant for bangs and booms of movies.thats mass market stuff 
Best Phono amp under $2000.
musical surroundings nova phonomena excellent sound plenty of settings to suit your taste,,,battery charges when unit off ,you can switch to battery operation(does sound better)when listening .. 
Has anyone else tried DNM solid core cable?
http://www.dnm.co.uk/cables.html for uk online ordering..click on online shop to order cables http://www.simplifiaudio.com/online_store/dnm_cables_store.html used to be listed as a usa supplier of dnm cables but not listed lately as a contact at t... 
Monster X-Terminator Source?
i believe the xterminators are not manufactured anymore 
Has anyone else tried DNM solid core cable?
forget all the overpriced overhyped garden hose cables ,and associated snake oil,,,dnm precision is the way to go ,my $3300 garden hosers went on the selling block after 3days of listening to the dnm precision 15 bucks a foot bargain of the centur... 
CARY CAD 300sei 300B tube rolling/ultimate search
Sophia electric royal princess 300b ,the one and only 
Upgrading Cary CAD 300sei integrated
leave it alone it sounds superb as it is plus you never will get back what you spend for the upgrade,,, 
Best 300B tube for Cayin 300B amp?
tried the sophia electric carbon plate ,very good ,then upgraded to the 1200 per pair sophia electric royal princesswow, what a revelation like the performers are in my listening area cant really think of anything negative of course no overhyped b... 
stock tubes in cayin amps
emailed vas industries(cayin distributor) with same question ,got reponse the tubes are cayins own,,,