Decware: a worthwhile option?

I can't say if they are a good option but they are a difficult company to contact, once an order is placed your emails are totally ignored.Doesnt present the wonderful customer service they advertise.

I guess when I posted this last night I had just gotten done cruising through the Decware forums where there’s a pretty high level of something verging on a secret society/cult of folks who are deep into Dec-world and all of their products. Looking back on it today, I don’t have the same feelings of frustration as I did yesterday. Apologies,  millercarbon. I am what they call a “newb”. 

I wrote to Decware several days ago about a product and haven’t heard anything back as of yet so I get what dvc27 is saying. Now I’m neck deep in researching other small tube amp manufacturers/rebuilders! I had no idea there were so many!

My 95db Omega's use less than .5 watt at spirited volumes in my room. I'm also very curious about Decware, I really like their low stated power draw of 65 watts max. 

I was actually going to start a thread to see if anyone knew if the SE84UFO25 was worth the upgrade over the standard model. Seems to me that the SE84UFO/02 are the sweet spot amps. 

The anniversary model looks awesome on paper but it's pricey and you could go dual mono's for the same dollars with the UFO/2 and 3's. 

Anyone heard this one yet? 

I currently have a Decware Phono stage and a Torii JR in my system. My speakers are 96dB open baffles. The Torii JR is not one of their flea watts. It’s more like a hybrid SET / Push Pull. That beings said, I think their 2 watt would have been fine in my system. At design line voltage, the volume never goes above 2. Speaker sensitivity is key. I use a Bob’s Devices SUT for LO carts. I wouldn’t let the accessories dissuade you. They are generally geared towards folks that need to boost a DAC because they don’t have a line stage or who want to dip their toes into Tube gear. I see a lot of people on the Decware forums who buy them but then resell because they were not needed. Be aware that if you go down this road, every weakness in you system will be exposed. I thought I had a quiet system until I got into high sensitivity speakers. I would also look at the bass in your system. I found that I had to introduce a subwoofer with the Decware amp / speaker combo. I was getting volume but not room pressure. This could be my NOS tubes, SET circuit, or the amp. I’m really not sure.

I wrote to Decware several days ago about a product and haven’t heard anything back as of yet so I get what dvc27 is saying.

You're better off giving them a call. Steve is a busy man and is more apt to have a phone conversation than an email one. I've spoken with him a couple of times and he's very friendly (as is his staff) and won't oversell you. I believe they're backlogged with orders for 5-6 months at this point.