Posted by Manualblock [ 69.112.43.172 ] on March 10, 2006 at 14:48:06:

In Reply to: Re: BTW to answer your question... posted by Mr Vinyl on March 10, 2006 at 11:34:29:

Sure you can ask anything you want. I use a lot of different stuff; I just changed out the PP El 34 for a PP el 84 this morning. I have the Pi Theater 4's and Altec Valencias. Right now the EL 84 amp is driving the Altecs and I have a Luxman M120a driving the Pi's. Upstairs I use the Linn with a Luxman Phono stage and downstairs a Rotel CD player alternating with a Technics SL 1600 and a Seduction/foreplay combo; or the foreplay/Gainclone combo. Then I have a bunch of tube amps and integrated amps I use.
Two years ago I decided I wanted to start learning to build all my own stuff. So I liquidated the system I had at the time; EAR EL 859/EAR 834 phono stage and the LInn with Spendor SP 1's and set-up a little bank account to use to finance my instructional journey. I called Wayne out of the blue because I saw his website; the old one and asked about which kit would be the best all around and he sold me the Theater 4's. I built those and loved them so Since then I have been building All my stuff except for the Luxman and my AES pre-amp; although I did modify that with new controls/rectifier diodes and coupling caps.
I'm looking at Damir's new SE 300B amp to go along with the Guienevere pre-amp of Douglas's we built last summer. That I expect will be the best system possible for any reasonable amount of money. For that I may build some of the Altec parts I have around into a modernised Model 19.
Lot of plans and unfinished projects.

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