"Trevor Wilson" wrote in message
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"Bret Ludwig" wrote in message
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But they aren't, because there is no traceability, no consistency, and
the end buyers are idiots, and so they don't.

**Precisely.


OK, as a 'double idiot' (I bought two Chinese SETs) I still say if you want
to hear a SET in the UK you are stuffed, other than hauling down to London
in the hope of getting a fairly brief listen to one in a posh boutique - no
good to me, I need time to audition kit properly in my own home, with a
variety of music and the other kit.

I am very impressed with the sound of the Cheapie Chinkies (for the money)
and, like André, suspect only a small improvement would be got for a
relatively large amount of extra spending. But, having said that, the Idiot
Amps have pointed me to where I want to end up and I am contemplating a
****-off 300B SET to settle down with. (Dare I say it - to last me the rest
of my days...??)

Here's your chance - I don't trust my own abilities to source and build the
*right thing* from scratch (I don't do enough building to keep my eye in)
and have been pondering an Audio Note Kit with the Double C-Core trannies
http://www.audionotekits.com/ but if you think you can do better, quote me.

Quote me for a single input version and a 4 input version with 3 (quality)
toggle switches thus:

Switch 1 = Switch 2 and 3

Switch 2 = Inputs 1 and 2

Switch 3 = Inputs 3 and 4

(ie no rotary switches)

Finish to be presentable and tidy but glitz as per:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/chinky.JPG

not required.

Glass not required either, but valves would/will need to be commonly
available and available as NOS would be an advantage.

Robustness and a sturdy build is paramount - I want a *bullet proof* amp and
components have to be very high quality but not necessarily 'audiophile'.

There you go - don't bust a gut, just suck your thumb for a minute and throw
me a ballpark figure in UKP (including shipping) by direct email for now.
I'm not in any hurry - I have to shift some kit to part fund the project
yet, in any case. Send me a pic of summat to give me an idea, if you have
one.