What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?

Bill,
For additional perspective read Hmiguel's system page(Tripoint Audio owner and builder) for comments regarding his new( 2 days ago) CLS. Keep in mind he is using his ultra level Tripoint products and has the esteemed Robert Koda preamp in his fabulous system. We aren't alone in our opinions.
Charles,

Mikirob ;
I must've missed it , what preamp are you using with the Dynamo .

Thanks

None. The Dynamo does not need a preamp. I'm only using a CD transport and a MiniMax DAC. You can use it with a preamp if you want too. See Tim Smith's 6 Moons review, he did use a preamp during a small portion of his time with the Dynamo. It's really not necessary unless you need additional inputs. The Dynamo only has one.

That Coincident Dynamo is looking more and more interesting to me!

How does it sound with the tubes that ship with it?

Rebbi, Ignoring the huge difference in power, on the basis of sound quality alone, to my ears the dynamo was easily on a par with my Cary 500.1 MB amps which retail for about 9K. I do perceive a classic tube amp sound. There is midrange magic with the dynamo. Wonderful sophistication in the upper harmonics. In a double blind test, you would pick it out as a tube amp quickly.

The rectifier tube that came stock with my dynamo was junk. It began to arc with just a few hours. I had a spare NOS Mullard Blackburn GZ34 that I put in which is a great tube with this amp.

I really love this little amp. On the basis of sound quality alone, this is probably second only to my Coincident Frankensteins of all the amps I have ever owned. It is good with the stock tubes, but as Mikirob has pointed out, you are going to want to start tube rolling when you see what it is capable of.

Mine is still sitting idle until I get phase one of the move complete. I am doing all my listening with the Franks right now, but I am eager to get my dynamo up and running again.