I have a Primaluna Prologue 1 that I'm running with a pair of Tetra 120U bookshelves, and a cambridge audio 740C CD player. I'm new to tubes and looking to switch out the stock tubes, any recommendations? Also looking to upgrade my speaker wire - anyone have any recommendations on what would pair well with the Primaluna?

Thanks!

I'm loving when the subjective accidentally meets the objective in these discussions. At this point, I am flat out dying to hear SAS Audio gear.

Dude, and amps too?

SAS flits easily from the realm of listening to his creations to the objective aspect of what's going on.

Can't ask for more input than that.

SAS, time for an amp and integrated.

I know I'd sign on!

The angry black woman....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jeg3d7uooK8

and check this:
"Swappable OPA Sockets
Tune up your unique sound - OPAMP sockets allow simple, solder-less alteration for user-preferred sound color."

I would like to pole the audience. I have a Michaelson and Austin TVA-10 amplifier. It gave decent performance for 25 year and then became unusable(unstable bias on one channel). The question is: is this piece of gear worth trying to refurbish. (Hint: the original designer Tim "the Baron" declined to offer any advise on his creation). If so who could handle this task (in Alberta).

Is there any advantage using a single full range driver rather than a two way speaker box? I have a pair of Bose 201 Series IV and it looks like a Fostex FE166E Full range speaker can replace the Bose woofer and just disconnect the Bose tweeter. It appears even the Bose box demensions and port size is compatiable with the Fostex full range.

Fostex specs:
http://www.madisound.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=270

Are there "plans" to bring more of Stereophile print mag's "legacy" content online?
I know some of it already has been, but a lot of it -- perhaps most of it -- is still offline (e.g., music reviews). Is it a matter of "we'll get to it" (the stuff already online has been cherry-picked)? Or is it that Stereophile does not want to give too much away as freebies -- i.e., there's still "gold in them thar hills" (i.e., a market for back-issue sales)?
As a long-time subscriber, I would be willing to pay for member's-only service to have the convenience of online access.

Well, I finally decided to replace the absolutely ancient Pickering XV15 on my turntable (an equally ancient Dual 1219). I couldn't make up my mind which way to go, Grado Gold or Denon DL160, so I bought both, and figure I'll keep the other as a backup. I'm hesitant to spend more than a couple hundred bucks on a cartridge with this turntable anyway, since it has compliance requirements that make it rather unusual in today's marketplace. (Denon's 14cu is pushing it-- most carts that Dual recommended for it back in the day are in the 15-25cu range.