Hello all. I'm Jeff. My home is in Maynard, MA. I've been involved in this crazy hi-fi hobby/addiction for over 50 years now. I've also been a semi-pro musician since my teens. My now deceased brother in law gave me my first guitar on my 7th birthday and I've been playing(or trying to) ever since. I am a retired programmer/system analyst primarily on IBM midrange systems(AS400). My primary system which I've downsized since my retirement, includes Vandersteen 1c, NuForce STA-200 amp, as well as a newly acquired AVA Transcendence 10 SL preamp(which was a GREAT addition to my system. All my cabling is Morrow Audio MA4 and SP4. I just rolled a pair of Amperex gold pin 7308s into the T10 and the results are fantastic. I bought the 7308s about 18 years ago for a tube CD deck I had at the time, but shortly after buying the tubes, I sold the deck. So they were essentially new and in storage for the past 18 years. I was shocked to go on line and see these now selling for $200 each!!! If I remember correctly, I paid about $60 each back in 2001. Anyway, hello everyone, I'm glad to be a member of this circle.