Thanks for the follow-up Bob, if anyone can do it, you guys sure can; sorry, I definitely can't foot that bill. :-) I asked the question regarding tube equipment b/c I've seen and heard your mod work on a friend's ARC preamp, which took it to another planet. (Since he doesn't have his system set up currently, he brings it over occasionally to embarrass my preamp) Saw the pics of your system on the Asylum, hope my pug also learns to use my amp as a space heater! But where are do you keep the rest of your records? ;-)