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Thanks for the response, RS SPL meter is on the top of my shopping list. How many db's would I be looking for a home theater "reference level". I realize this may be an ambiguous question as I will use the SPL to balance my system but I am again curious regarding the intended db level by the film's producers. For that matter, does anyone know the db intended levels of 2 channel stereo music? By intended I mean the sound level as mixed by the producers of the music tracks when they produce the original cd or digital track. Thanks.

What exactly is this supposed be? I have searched the web and this site looking for a definition to no avail. My Onkyo receiver has this setting in the volume display which is LOUD when I set it that high. Is this supposed to be some standard for listening levels for a pre-defined environment, or another marketing scam? Just curious.

Or a single Heresy would work as well, these are a little more available but if there are any out there...

No apologies necessary for hijacking the thread. I am a tube newbie and wanted to get some opinions of you experienced users and certainly got them. Here is the email I received. "Please let me give you a brief back ground. Ron (our engineer) and I have been building tube amps part time for over 30 years. We have both owned and operated several businesses very successfully which continue to run today. It is just this past year that we are both now able to dedicate all of our time to this as a full time operation. So I feel that we can honestly say we have been in business for more than 75 combined years. Because Ideal Innovations is relatively new, we have not yet acquired a professional review of our amps. We are an AudioWeb partner and listed with Audio World as well. There are links to these sites on our site. Please feel free to email any of our customers on our feedback page for their personal opinions of our amps. Don't forget that we have a return policy to help ensure customer satisfaction. It would be possible to pick up an amp from us here. However we do not have a showroom or a store to do demonstrations from. At most times we do have stock of various models of amps but sell out frequently and are always building more. Right now we have a Stereo 50 and a Stereo 25 in stock and are working on our new Stereo 100's. It would be a pleasure to provide any further information you may request." Thank You for your inquiry, Syd Beaumont Ideal Innovations www.idealinnovations.biz I was considering driving approximately 3 hours to try out one of their amps but do not have an "experienced" ear when it comes to tubes coupled to Klipsch (Forte's, in my case). So I will probably be impressed either way since I have nothing to compare it to. Bottom line is you folks here seem to think restored vintage is a better idea. So would I be better off with an Eico, Scott, or perhaps Dyanco? These things are all over E-bay but I am wary buying old equipment from a stranger for what I think are inflated prices that everything on E-bay seems to command. (People seem to want to win an auction more than actually pay a reasonable price) Keep the replys coming!

Wondering if anyone has any experience with this small canadian company specializing in affordable tube amplfiers. I saw there advertisement on E-bay but could find no reviews. Sent them an email and they were very cordial. Link http://www.idealinnovations.biz

You can do a search for completed sales. Under smart search, completed items from home page. They typically go for around 450...

Nice forum here, learned alot just from browsing. I found several old posts where forum members were selling single Forte's. I have adequate room to use a normally placed forte b/t my pair of oiled oak forte II's for a center channel. I thought this would be a good place to ask since Audiogon and Ebay normally have availability in pairs only. The academy has become a hot item lately, I thought I might be able to get a better deal on a single Forte I or II along with a better HT experience. Oiled Oak is preferred but not vital.