I have a good deal of sympathy with Chip. I have leukemia and I'm hoping I will be one of the lucky 33% cured by a bone marrow transplant.* I would have bought a pair of Decware SE84UFO monoblocks recently (to bridge into mono) if it were not for the waiting list. I don't know if I'll be here in a couple of years! So I decided to stick with my Quad II/forty amps and spend the money on repairing my Quad 2905 speakers (the panels are all failing at 12 years old).
I assume Mr Deckert is happy with the income his business makes from his current production capacity, and that there is a risk associated with expansion, especially if demand falls off in the future. That's entirely his business. A year ago I did something unforgivable when it looked like I needed to clear the decks: I sent several tube phono stages, pre-amps and SET monoblocks to the electronics recycling centre. I regret the SET amps more than anything. But now I must learn to endure my punishment for that rash decision!
*Funny thought. 1/3 die from the transplant and complications, 1/3 suffer recurrence and die. The remaining 1/3, the 'winners' - get to die of something else! I used to say to my patients who were smart enough to enjoy the humour, 'beating cancer just means dying of something else!"