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who makes the best kt88 tube
A sleeper - Shuguang GEKT88. Inexpensive, too. Buy them at www.goodcomponent.com. They are not flashy, but they remind me very much of GE6550A @ about $63/pair. Shipping from China is very fast by this dealer. 
EMM Labs new XSD1 single box player
I think the best player at the show was the AMR model I heard. It sounded very close to the better Audio Note transport + Dac combinations at a lower price. The EMM I heard was poorly set up. No room I visited had a high end Audio Note digital sou... 
New power amp for Quad 11Ls
I own LS3/5As which are roughly the same as your speakers, but somewhat higher sensitivity than the 83dB of the LS3/5As. You don't need a lot of power to make these speakers perform as they were designed. Also, they respond well to voltage changes... 
Blue Circle amplifiers
I heard the Katlas at RMAF this year. Since I am very fond of the FtTH, I can't say that i liked it nearly as much. It doesn't have the smoothness or authority of the FtTH. I own a pair of BC SBM monos. I like them a lot. They are all SS, and I am...