If anyone is still looking for a SLP-98

@billpete I seem to draw static charges and get shocks when no one else does. 

Your system likes you and is pulling you in to become part of the electrical and audio circuit now, LOL.  On that note, surely you are well aware, in any case, be sure not to touch a screwdriver or metal object on the screw heads or ingoing leads on any of those capacitors in the power circuit or signal path. Interesting about it having hexfreds in your preamp too.  Keep us posted on the listening notes every few days and whether you like it or not.  Others will follow this thread later too.  

@billpete , I am happy to read that you are up and running.  I've made mistakes similar to that before and it was always a relief to figure out it was just my own stupid owner/operator error and not a serious product defect or malfunction that was going to require a lot of shipping and waiting.

@harpo75 , thanks for all of that in your above post.  I am going to pate it to a word document and print it and keep it with my owner's manual.  Although after my first quick read, it does seem to make casual tube rolling prohibitive.  BTW, are you still in the tech service business?

I’ve been retired for 4 years now.  Worked there for almost 11 years.  I designed the ultimate upgrade for the 05 after tinkering at home for a year on my own.  Then for myself I hand wired a completely from scratch custom 2-chassis unit at home with a remote control resistor ladder volume control and input selector with display.  All teflon sockets, pure silver Kimber for hard wiring and silver solder, Mundorf’s top of the line EVO SilverGoldOil coupling caps, a completely from scratch larger power supply with a slightly higher voltage transformer, 10Hy choke, a few large electrolytic can caps and over 500uf’s of Polypropylene caps in the PS.  I installed a PS isolation circuit between the balanced input circuit PS and the other tubes that is a capacitance multiplier circuit.  
Did the last part this last year and was a wonderful improvement to the imaging. I have a hard time leaving well enough alone even now days.  
Then there’s my custom amps.  But that another story. 

A little history on the “F1” version of the SLP-98. That was originally asked for by Upscale Audio. They wanted an upgraded version of the SLP-98 with the HexFred diodes, the grayhill switch and I believe Jensen oil caps. The last few years I was there, we started doing extra things like added 10uf polypropylene capacitor’s across all the electrolytic power supply caps, higher quality coupling caps, etc. in addition to the F1. It really is a very nice preamp!

As I remember “SLP” stood for Sweet Little Preamp and “98” was the year it came out. 

@harpo75 

Yup, I've read about the Sweet Little Preamp and the 98 significance. Same with the 80. 90. 94 and the 05 I think. Apparently, Dennis Had used this "code" in a number of builds, at least preamps. Maybe he had some meaning behind all the numbers. Who knows?...........Well, you might I guess. The F1 seems to be a very nice upgrade from what I've read. Hexfred and direct coupling being more. Not sure what else is in there, several blue smaller caps, wixa or something like that? Definitely has the Jensen gold/yellow caps. Not sure what to look for as to grahill switch. Having the Lundahl step up for MC I guess is another fair upgrade. I have a photo of the guts but haven't figured how to post yet. It appears that we have to pick a host site for photos and then bring them here? Haven't done that in a good while but will try it if that's what we have to do.