Tube Preamp Reviews

Analog source: La Luce turntable; SpJ tonearm; Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum, Forsell Air Force One, van den Hul Grasshopper IV Gold cartridges.
Digital sources: dCS 972 D/D converter, dCS Elgar (at 24/192), Sony SCD-1 SACD player, Burmester 969 and Forsell Air Reference CD transports.
Power amplifiers: Linn Klimax Solo 500 monoblocks, Accuphase M2000, Forsell The Statement.
Loudspeakers: JMlab Utopia.
Cables: Interconnects: Cardas Golden Reference, Synergistic Research Designer's Reference Active Shielding, XLO The Limited, TARA The One, Nordost Quatro Fil. Speaker cables: Cardas Golden Cross and Neutral Reference, Synergistic Research Designer's Reference, XLO The Limited, TARA The One, Nordost SPM Reference. Power cords: Synergistic Designer's Reference Master Couplers Squared, Electra Glide Fatboy Gold.
Accessories: ASC Studio Traps, Argent RoomLenses, API Power Wedge Ultra 116 and Ultra Enhancers, Signal Guard platforms, Black Diamond Racing shelves and cones, Nordost Pulsar Points, Bright Star Air Mass and Big Rock combo, PolyCrystal equipment racks, cones, and cable towers.—Jonathan Scull