"Omigod" doesn't begin to cover this!

(Mon dieu!) That rug isn't half bad, either...

What tubes are those, 2-per-adapter? What is gained by doubling the power tubes in this manner?

I am among the most treble-averse here. But that doesn't mean I'm resolution-averse. And what I found with the Caldera Open was so much resolution, more than any planar I'd lived with until now. True, I probably traded away a couple % of resolution to gain the smoothness and freedom from "edgy"...

"Pillows on The Dirt" (famous lost Hemingway story)

(as an aside) I'm writing a story where 2 characters communicated sparingly via cursive, knowing that the 3rd character, whom they are actively deceiving, cannot read cursive. I had to find a number of cursive fonts diverse enough to give each of those two characters a visual identity, while...

I took a Rorschach test once. Two of the cards looked exactly like these. My answer each time: "UFO" (seriously, these sketches speak volumes to me)

(pharmaboy spits sunflower seeds in dugout)

I know a rhetorical question when I see one!

Rue d'Rêves Brisés

(supermarket sign) AISLE 7 - Heinous Substances

1st rabbit to 2nd rabbit: "What do these people have against rabbit holes, anyway?"

OK, there's an idea: slot machines that gush pricey NOS tubes when you hit the jackpot. (I'd work that machine like a gummint mule)

This comment will probably be self-indicting, but when I tried all 3 impedance settings with my VO, I couldn't really distinguish their sound in any real way except volume. The fact that volume varied with the 3 settings may have obscured differences between their sound for me...? I just don't...

Great write-up! Welcome to the very select HP8 club (not really ... I just like typing that). Brimar CV455s are among the best 12AT7s I've tried. I have a couple of Mullards -- I've never heard a NOS Mullard input tube I couldn't like. I didn't care for any 12AX7s until a friend sent me an...