belles 21a preamp

I just bought a 14 month old Belles 350A Reference. I emailed Power modules and asked if the five year warranty was transferable and got an emial back (signed by David Belles)saying the warranty is not transferable.

Bummber!!

Very nice preamp and David Belles supports the line excellently.

how does it compare to some of the hot tube preamps out there..modwright,sas,?

I had the non-auricap version on loan. Rolled many tubes to try and achieve a sound that I liked. Main gripe was the decay of notes was brutally cut off. Perhaps auricaps may help, but my experience tells me the transitor output stage is the culprit.

anyone else have a problem with the decay of notes with the belles? what about tonality, speed,bass?