What's the greatest bargain in SET these days?

Mikirob,
Thanks a bunch for the nice words. The IEC power section is built, as is the hardwired part of the 300 B section. I am just now, at this very moment, sitting here about to embark on populating the PCB for the driver section -- currently scratching my head over reading resistor values (colored stripes... argh!)
Onward! :-)

Rebbi, One thing I do before soldering any part be it a resistor or capacitor into the circuit, I measure it with my DMV to make sure it measures what it is supposed. That will give you added peace of mind. Some parts will not measure correctly once they are installed. This will also sus out any parts that are defective before they are installed.

Jetrexpro,
I haven't taken it to that level but I have been very, very careful to read the instructions several times before making anything permanent.
In some ways, this is - so far, anyway - an easier kit to build than my Bottlehead Seduction phono preamp, which I built 4 or 5 years ago. I seem to remember having to solder teeny little components on to the leads of valve bases in a rather cramped space that was very challenging. So far, the nice, clean layout of the 300 B driver PCB, which is what I'm currently working on, is making this an easier process.
The only thing that's been at all frustrating is that there have been a few design changes to this 2014 edition and I'm working with a combination of the 2010 edition of the manual and a beta of the 2014 manual. Sometimes it's been a little confusing but Brian is very accessible to his customers so I've never gotten stuck for too terribly long.

Lots of new posts on the Audionote Kit 1 build blog. Enjoy!

Reb. How many more steps?

Definitely reminds me of my electronic kit building days as a kid except this one costs way more and will sound much better than anything I've ever done. Still have all the tools though so with those and your journal one would be armed and dangerous. 😉