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

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.

Tvad, I am now a reviewer.

Not singling out Tbg, but it strikes me that we are approaching the point where all audiophiles are reviewers. The whole industry is one big insider suckupathon.