"Keith G" wrote in message
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"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.



Keith. is this request made solely to Trevor or open to all?
Iain