We also usually have some select used items, currently we have a Shanling CD T-100 tube CD player ($999).

For those on a tighter budget, we frequently have restored vintage equipment including Dynaco power amps and preamps. We currently have one restored Dynaco ST-70 with our Audiophile Board with Solen FAST caps and a new quad of SED EL34 ($649) and a PAS-3 preamplifier ($249). We also restore other vintage tube audio gear.

Please call to make an appointment and get directions. Tube Dreams is located in South Austin near Oltorf and Lamar. We can be reached by phone at 512-736-6601.

The Xciter combo is an excellent audiophile solution for your Macintosh.

• 2 NOS RCA cleartop 6CG7
• 2 NOS Amperex 7308
• New quad JJ/Tesla 6L6GC output tubes

For those not familiar with the Superamp, the beauty of this self-biasing amp is the wide range of output tubes which can be used in it: 6550, KT88, KT77, KT66, EL37, EL34, 6L6, and 6V6. Here are the manufacturer’s specs:

Power output (RMS)	15W RMS in triode mode into 8 ohms
Frequency response	15Hz-20kHz +/- 0.5dB
Gain	-91dB
Input impedance	150K ohms
Sensitivity	1.5V
Power requirements	165W maximum, 80W stand-by

This AE-25 was factory assembled by Cary Audio. The original MSRP for this amp with oil caps was $1500 assembled. You have to hear this amp to believe the musicality of its sound!

Here are the pictures:
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MSRP: $5500 (demo available)

The Cary SLP 98P is a full feature, hand wired, vacuum tube preamplifier featuring (4) 6SN7, (2) 12AX7, and (2) 12AU7 tubes. MM phono amplifier section built in. Large heavy duty external power supply. Standard with remote volume. Jaguar Carnival Red chassis with clear coat finish. ZERO feedback design. SLP 98L has the same specification as above, but with line stage only.

MSRP: $4000 (line stage only, demo available), $4500 (with phono stage)

MSRP: $3000 (demo available)

The Totem Mite is a micro-monitor which offers an aesthetic design as uncompromised as any Totem product.

Beyond aesthetics, Mite offers spectacular sound staging abilities and a seductive musicality. As with any quality Totem product, it offers value for money despite its size. Its dimensions are not a liability but contribute to one of its advantages: gigantic imaging and sound-staging. Vocals and choral works will astound you.

Discover a micro-monitor with precise focus, realism and defined bass information that extend well beyond established precepts. Writing about it is simply not enough. It must be experienced with all the senses. For the music lover whose priority is not only continuously huge dynamic contrasts but musical involvement, the Mite will fulfill and surprise without restraint. Discover its ability to encapsulate music and transmit its message and soul. You will follow.

• Usable in two-channel music systems and in home theater systems
• Lock-mitred cabinet joints, internal and external wood veneer (optional finishes)
• Aesthetic, acoustical finish
• Solid twin pair gold plated terminals
• No compromise drivers, wiring and crossover parts

MSRP: $675 – $895 / pair (depending on finish, demo pair available in flat black)

Totem Acoustic’s Storm offers a compact solution to bass augmentation. Like its big brother, the Thunder, the Storm has many advanced design features, yet adds a few of its own to facilitate multiple uses.

The front firing driver in the Storm shares external cone topography and materials with the two flanking passive units. We believe that this contributes to a more informative and less compressed energy flow. As is the case with the upper echelon Thunder, the Storm is not only designed for cinema/surround applications, but is comfortable in a stereo or multi-channel audio environment.

The Storm benefits aesthetically from a choice of Totem’s four veneers on all faces and is also available in gloss black to match the Tribe on-wall models.

To enable multiple use, the Storm’s control panel has the following features:

• Automatic power down. Amplifier goes into standby when signal is absent. Reactivates automatically on signal reception
• Volume adjustment
• Variable phase dial (0° to 180°)
• 1 pair of low-level RCA inputs
• 1 pair of unfiltered low-level RCA outputs
• 2 pairs of unfiltered high-level terminal inputs
• 2 pairs of unfiltered high-level terminal outputs
• Crossover enabling/disabling switch to use low frequency management and control from processor. Allows use of a variety of speakers (mini monitors to full-range)
• Detachable power cord

MSRP: $1050 – $1265 (depending on finish, demo available in flat black)

Introducing the Global Design Project beryllium-domed Usher Be-718s. These captivating, high performance monitor speakers are engineered with the finest hand-picked components sourced from around the world. We always look for the absolute best price/performance ratio from our suppliers wherever they are, creating real value for you. Usher’s Global Design Project is the key to the Be-718’s Amazing Sound and Surprising Value!

The Be-718 story begins with MusikMatters’ CEO Atul Kanagat visiting high-end dealers to learn what their customers really wanted. It seemed clear that everyone’s looking for easy-to-place great sounding monitor speakers that look as beautifully finished as they sound. Plus one other small thing: They have to offer outstanding value! That’s not asking too much, is it? Atul worked closely with Usher, and in a surprisingly short time, the latest addition to the Usher Dancer line appeared, the Tiny Dancers!

Just how global is our design project? The high technology drivers, crossovers, and perfectly timed-aligned cabinets are designed and built by Mr. Tsai Lien Shui at Usher Taiwan, with finishing cosmetics supplied by a firm in the United Kingdom. Dr. Joseph D’Appolito, Usher’s long-serving technical consultant, provides crossover tuning here in the ‘States. Crossover parts and JPS Labs internal wiring are made in the USA. Design wizard Danny Richie, of Texas based GR-Research, boosts the stock crossover’s performance to unprecedented levels by selecting premium crossover parts, altering parts values, re-tuning baffle step compensation and smoothing out the speaker’s vertical off axis response.

The Be-718s feature beautifully-crafted and lustrously-finished cabinets plus advanced beryllium oxide tweeters for smoothly extended highs. A new mid-woofer controls and articulates the bass, providing a solid foundation for an open and inviting midrange. The integration, extension, solidity, speed and clarity of the Be-718s uncover low-level detail usually lost in the noise floor of less resolving speakers. They are certainly one of the finest and most satisfying values on the market today.

Audition the beryllium-domed Be-718s and find out why everyone’s talking about our Global Design Project and their Amazing Sound and Surprising Value!

MSRP: $2795