Tektronix 160 Series

[Nick]

My intention was/is to use them for a valve amplifier or two - MUCH prettier than the rather boring paxolin tag strips.

You're on to a winner there Nick. Think of the possibilities. You could use Oxygen-free Silver Plated Wire, source lots of Mustard Caps and of course the proper Blackburn Valves with square Getters are whatever. You'd need a good Transformer with the right Name on it as well. The possibilities are endless. It would be worth a fortune in the right quarters.

I just think that they look neat

As a trained scientist, I'm deeply sceptical about audiophoolery - I can see the point in stuff that makes a measurable difference, but the human brain is a subtle machine and is easily deceived.

The number of fairly intense discussions I've had with friends who are deeply into their HiFi is legion - one of them was European marketing manager for a very famous loudspeaker manufacturer - we had long and boozy discussions regarding the efficacy or otherwise of different speaker cables etc. At times, I've had problems with some folk just because I deigned to ask how a perceived audible change was implemented, i.e. what actual physical as opposed to psychological changes were there. All good fun.