Wow! Hard to believe how Good this sounds!

If you are enjoying the way your system sounds, why not let the builder know! Many of us have boutique builders of amps, preamps or speakers that would appreciate knowing that their life-efforts are so rewarding to others. Just this last Friday, I was "feeling it" so wrote just a quick blip to Glenn Croft who had once graciously advised me after I had damaged one of his excellent OTL amplifiers: 

"Dear Glenn,

Have I told you lately that your Series 7RS Amplifier and Meganaut Pre combination sounds fantastic driving my Living Voice RW-OBX speakers!

Bravo!…and Thanks!
(Truman)"

Even though it was probably 2AM in England, he quickly wrote back and obviously appreciated it! Our hobby still is graced with dedicated, brilliant, boutique builders who basically built this industry and still strive to present the best value, innovation, and performance for our enjoyment. -True artists that won't always be with us. Bravo!

My wife and I are close to signing a contract to have a custom home built, one with a "bonus room" for my audio system.

When the time comes for us to prepare our current home to put on the market, I'll be boxing up all my equipment, removing the 10 bass traps installed on the walls and ceiling, so the painters can come in and do their thing.  My components probably will stay in their cartons, until they are delivered to our new home, which could be for several weeks!

In the mean time, I hope to listen every chance I get!

@truman   I totally agree with thanking those who have designed and built great gear for us.  i recently sent such a missive to Steve McCormack for his outstanding work on my power amp.  Let's keep encouraging these folks!

It's been a few months now and yet I am still amazed at how good the system sounds. The biggest surprise is the amp...a Bob Latino ST-70. I figured that when I put the new (to me) CJ CT-5 pre amp in the mix, the amp would show to be the weak link. I knew it played way beyond its cost. But this is surprising. I think I need to upgrade the amp. But its not because it sounds bad. Quite the opposite. My wife (& listening partner) can't understand why I want a new amp. It sounds really good. But I sense that there is more to be had with a Don Sachs Kootenaay or CJ Classic 60 SE or..... But I don't know this for sure. And I really need a streamer to get in that game! Living in flyover country doesn't give an opportunity to borrow or try another tube amp without buying one. And I won't be happy until I try another amp despite me not having a streamer/dac etc. Oh well, I guess this is a good problem to have...a system which sounds better than it should