I ask again, has anyone heard the Tempo El.Preamp?

Tvad, I am now a reviewer. I will soon be getting the Exemplar XP-2. Indeed, I have yet to hear anything close to the H-Cat, especially in its X8 form. I have had my Acapella LaCompanellas for some time now and always continue to look for better speakers.

Do you still have the same system you had two years ago?

Tvad, I am equally curious why you would find my questions curious and do think my question is relevant. I have owned at least 30 line stages or preamps in 40 years involved in audio with probably three quarters of them tube units. I own probably 2000 vacuum tubes mainly as replacements of tubes in those units.

My interest in the Tempo has nothing to do with my satisfaction with the H-Cat. It is just the continuing quest for perfect reproduction. Certainly some 40 years ago when I got a ARC SP-3 preamp, I thought it was perfection, and I did have it for 5 years, only to get a SP-6A which was a piece of crap.

I cannot believe given the experiences of my many friends in audio, that you have the same system today that you had two years ago.

Tvad, your welcome, but why did you find this so curious? Certainly, you also are on such a quest.