Decware and “The List”

@tksteingraber If you notice that list is orders from all over the world, and yet you do not see many people listing Decware amps for sale on the secondary markets, that is because most people keep them once they get them, plus all of their products are hand made by a small group of people that are dedicated to making things the best that they can.

If you are ever in Illinois near Elgin, I would be happy to demo my amp for you.

You could also send an email to Steve to see about a tour of the factory, it is really small it's like a large garage like structure.

@alucard19 Thanks…no doubt Decware makes wonderful boutique components and Steve really knows what he is doing.  I am willing to be patient and am really looking forward to this amp…just doubt I want to wait 2 years again.  Their success and popularity makes it difficult for many to endure a 2 year or more wait but It is great to see such a successful business in the hi-fi audio industry.

I own 2 Decware amps. The make really good products, are very forthcoming about the list, and maintain good communication with their clients. At one point I wondered why they don’t just build a few more benches and expand - but having dealt with them for years now, I simply trust they are making business decisions with the best intentions and to preserve their quality. I’m glad to have found them back when the list was much shorter, but I would easily buy again and deal with the wait before I would ask them to change a thing. I can’t think of another company who does everything as right as they do. 

Steve Deckert is one of the nicest individuals in the hi- fi industry. His 2.8 watt integrated can be used as a 2.8 watt amplifier with my Audio GD Pre amp....Beautiful music and surprisingly powerful driving higher efficiency speakers to fairly loud db levels.

@moonwatcher @bluorion 

I too have been through the Tekton / Decware spinning wheel of death. 😂

It took several months of emails and phone calls to get my matching white grills. They mistakenly sent two pairs of black grills before they got it right on the third try. Eric was too busy to return any of my calls. So I got their receptionist who was absolutely clueless. Excuses excuses. 

I'm on the third page of the waitlist now for my Zen 25th anniversary amp. Ordered January of 22. I can understand how more people added to the list means a longer wait for those on the back end, but I was told by Decware my wait was about a year. It's looking more like 18 - 24 months. How does that happen?

I couldn't wait any longer so I bought a pair of Atma Sphere Class D mono blocks. They are GLORIOUS! Absolutely amazing. 

I know Steve makes world class amps, and so does Ralph (AS). AS started building it's fan base and introducing new advancements in tube amp design 15 years before Decware. I'm looking forward to the day I get to compare the two, but I'm going to go out on a limb here and say I expect there's going to be a brand new 25th up for sale sometime next fall.