Add in TRON, Border Patrol, LAMM and Kondo to that list. My money went on a TRON Voyager 6W OTA using an EML20B tube. Fabulous sound and unbelievable build quality. My preamp is a TRON Meteor (predecessor of the top end Syren preamp). If you want to see the build and component quality, heres a topless pic of my TRON Meteor preamp.
http://topoxforddoc.zenfolio.com/p25034437/h32a36fef#h32a36fef
Jeff at Highwater Sound, NYC, is the US distributor for TRON and also holds Border Patrol.
Charlie
http://topoxforddoc.zenfolio.com/p25034437/h32a36fef#h32a36fef
Jeff at Highwater Sound, NYC, is the US distributor for TRON and also holds Border Patrol.
Charlie