I hate to break-up the Yamamoto love-fest, but since you asked, this might be one of the reasons why they don't get more love:
http://www.stereophile.com/tubepoweramps/306yamamoto/index3.html
I'm not real big on measurements, but even these raised my eyebrows. Especially, the channel mismatch (nearly 3db of gain disparity between channels). The power/distortion output measurments probably turned-off many people as well. Yes, I know that most tube amps never do too well in Stereophile's measurements, but these were terrible. Not only does this call into question the whole measurements vs. how it sounds debate, but also makes you (it did me)wonder about Yamamoto's engineering and quality control.
http://www.stereophile.com/tubepoweramps/306yamamoto/index3.html
I'm not real big on measurements, but even these raised my eyebrows. Especially, the channel mismatch (nearly 3db of gain disparity between channels). The power/distortion output measurments probably turned-off many people as well. Yes, I know that most tube amps never do too well in Stereophile's measurements, but these were terrible. Not only does this call into question the whole measurements vs. how it sounds debate, but also makes you (it did me)wonder about Yamamoto's engineering and quality control.