very nice tru blu! I am red with envy, I want a tube amp to play with so much. Congrats on the audio nirvana!
confession: I lurk ebay tube amps.
Jimna, you don't get to have a tube amp 'cause you already have a Grace Lunatec v.3. How's about saving some fun for the rest of us?
Rolled in those EI KT90 tubes again, and realized I misrepresented them. It's not that they're shrill; their sound is actually pinpoint accurate. The JJ/Tesla KT88s, however, provide a real balance between clarity and what I think is perceived as "tubey" sound. There's a fullness in the presentation that's liquid without being mushy. It turns out to be the optimal (optimum?) blend with my RR2150-driven NHT Classic Threes.