Building the Audio Note Kit 1 SET amp...

I have had some off corespondence with Tim and I think highly of his reviewing skills. He has a good ear and taste IMO. I think our listening preferences are very similar, his frequent references to jazz guitar chords and harmony I completely understand. His comments regarding sound heard at the Toronto show mirror mine per CES visits over the years. Ultra priced products don't always equal better sound quality. I agree with him that some of the lesser known,less costly rooms have the better music reproduction sometimes. Anyway his recommendations would get my attention.

Rebbi - If you still want to hear my Tektons in your space after you get your amp sorted out I'm certain that can be arranged...just let me know.

Smith certainly got my attention. I believe he is among the best Reviewers out there, extremely complete and thorough. That Coincident review was so right on to these ears. I ultimately, after much listening, switched my preference from the Sylvania 6SL7 WGT Mil Spec to the RCA Red Base 5691. His Tekton, Wall of Sound review was frankly, another well written accurate piece of review journalism. Kudos!

Sebrof, you are a kind person, kudos to you too!

Charles, all you state is true. The small guys that create superb products in audio have a huge upward climb. Many can't afford to a attend the major shows or place ads in publications. In the small shops like Eric's, who builds the speakers and runs the business while you're gone? Any small mis-step can ruin these types of company.

Rebbi, I hope your problem turns out to be just a tube, that being the ideal, then it wouldn't have been something you've done.

I'm going to have to bite the bullet myself, and send my Class D Audio amp back to them to fix a screw-up of mine. I enlarged the solder holes in the amp module for LED's that go on the front of the amp. I haven't been able to get them going (I removed all of the conductor traces around the hole when I drilled, duh! I've been trying to fix it, but no dice). The amp still works though, and sounds great.

Tom, at Class D said send it back in he'll fix it for free. I use it as back-up to the SET 300B. I can't recommend Class D Audio highly enough, their CDA amps sound amazing, and work great in the case of tube failure, you still have tunes, and at a very reasonable price.

Hope your AN returns soon, with a clean bill of health.

Regards,
Dan