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KEF Q 900 ....... Any experience ?
Johnnyb53 I did a hour plus demo of the kef r900 s at a local.dealer who happens to carry many lines well known highend. His opinion is they are best yet at their price that he has seen. My thoughts are they are very compelling highly musical powe... 
The best speaker you ever heard?
I believe 25 to 30 years to be safe. 
The best speaker you ever heard?
Tiltedhalos the dealer in Philly is David Lewis audio. The store is in the N/E part of the city. 
The best speaker you ever heard?
I also stopped for a listen at joseph audio room. I was impressed with the sound first and the looks second and the looks were very nice. It was by far the best sound under 20k at that show. I am going to listen further at a dealer in Philly. If y... 
Good speakers under 10K.
I have listened to philharmonic speakers at audio fest. My opinion is the are a nice sounding speaker, however the bass unit is very large and I believe it could sound better. Do not buy unless you demo you may be dissapointed. Also I would sugges... 
Headphones? Anyone?
Definitely roll tubes I rolled a number of nos tubes in my yarland to great effect. 
Preamp help
Thanks Stevecham its good to know it will not damage the circuitry. I was getting very good sound from that combo I will go back to that and enjoy. 
Can anyone recommend jas odin speakers
Anyone 
Emotiva amplifiers review/experience?
Any grain that is heard in the xpa 2 can be removed by using hifi tuning fuses I know I have done this with no negative drawbacks only positive improvements. Well worth the money spent. Second to that would be a power cord I found jps labs to work... 
Want to enhance my Audio system, need suggestions
Look for a jas musik 1.2 used much better than the others recommended very smooth without losing detail best I have heard even above list. Add a good nos tube very hard to beat. 
Nola Conteneder OR Acoustic Zen Adagio
I have not heard the nola however I have auditioned the zens four times with other speakers jas, hyperion, kef xq40, usher. I found the zen was by far the poorest sound. All speakers playing through the same electronics. Raysonic tubed cd and cons... 
What ecc82 for preamp
Thanks for the leads and input I think that I can find some nice tubes based on your help certainly better than new production tubes. Way to go my audio bro. 
Different tubes different flavor
I have had a P100 for more than a year. I using grado 325i and 60,s It is a very good amp let alone for the price. Right out of the box in stock form, however with tube upgrdes and power cord I you will not need to go any further in searching for ... 
Rain-X as CD Enhancement Treatment
I have tried many different tweaks for cd playback, but have not tried rain-x. I have some in the shed and will give it go . These are my finds . Stoplight helps mostly on poor quality cdp,s. Green pen similar to Stoplight but not as effective. Fi... 
Looking for help on tube preamp
Viridian The input impedance is 100k. Not sure of the ouput of the pre amp