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Cheap Backup Amp Needed
CJ MF-80Very musical and easily in your budget. Hard to find but once you have it you wont sell it. 
VAC amps-grainy ?
I would look at the input/output impedance between amp and pre. Then see what ohm setting your amp is in relation to the speakers. Check to see if there is a more harmonious setting for the two as a combo. Good luck. 
I need tube sound without the tubes
Try an old C.J. MF-80 (not the newer 2100,2300)its solid and relatively warm for a mosfet amp. 
Any UPS horror stories?
Here's the bottom line folks, you are protected by federal tariffs on inspected/non inspected items that have been insured. If UPS takes the item in and you have insured the item (especially if its OEM packaged) they are required by federal law to... 
Sonic Frontiers Line 3 vs. BAT VK-5i
Sorry to be intrusive against your request but I have owned both of these preamps and have ditched them both (Check out ads in Audigon over last 6 months) along with over a dozen other preamps for the Wyetech Jade. Check out their website www.wyet... 
Bi-Wiring receiver to speakers?
You are hearing the detail rather than the bass hump. Anytime you bi-wire you are allowing the crossover to work more efficiently. This is usually perceived as less "boom" and more "bloom". 
Budget Tube Integrated amp?
Find a used Sugden or Arcam and use the savings on some new music. The Sugden has a larger and more dynamic reproduction, the Arcam a bit tighter and less detailed but very listenable. I would shy away from the Golden Tube as its build quality is ... 
Best speaker for 6 grand max.
The Brentworth Sound Labs Type 1 is the most revealing, detailed speaker within that price range that I have ever heard. Its 100 db efficient and uses no crossover. Email Vladimir at Cadencebuilding.com then go to North Country Audio and ask him a...