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Not saying this is the only seller but, I got mine here: https://www.upscaleaudio.com/collections/preamp-tubes/products/brimar-cv4003-12au7

I see Bob L. says the 12bh7's have higher gain and they can be used. Have to look into why they should be. Not in much of a hurry to roll at the moment. Also tried "Hungarian" Amperex in the pre's. To me, no difference from the Sylvania's. Tried clear top D-getter RCA's sounded a bit too bright- so went back to the Sylvania's... Yeah, that Brimar- WOW. Supposed to be better especially in the highs than Mullard.

Power: TungSol 6550 reissues. (also got a good deal on a quad of KT88EH's- but I haven't tried those yet) Center: (phase splitter?) Brimar NOS CV4003 /12AU7) Outers: Sylvania 6189 /12AU7 NOS New- Just doing the AutoBias mod so will use a Weber WS1-t s/s rectifier that replaces the TS 5AR4

Thanks! The instructions were great and all parts were separate and labeled and Bob was great on the phone. Also good pix of great examples on the web. http://dynacotubeaudio.forumotion.com I know of at least one in the Chicago area and his was connected to K-horns. I'm sure if you asked around at the above, you may find some one close.

After 50+ years of listening to recorded music, I got a tube amp in February 2018. I had inherited a Thorens TT and some RB-5's and that was all it took. I started doing homework on a tube amp. I ended up getting a VTA ST-120 kit (you can get them turnkey as well). tubes4hifi.com is the seller. Bob Latino the kit builder has had a presence on the klipsch forum. Roy his partner designed the circuit over 30 years ago. It's based on the Dynaco ST70. The new versions have upgraded components. Bob is very responsive and generous with help before, during, and after. Roy is pretty helpful as well. They also have a forum with tons of info. After not doing any soldering for 25 years, the amp took me about 35-40 hours to build. I took my time and had no real issues- I was antsy and took a week before I plugged it in and turned it on. After doing so, I was bummed that I could've been listening to it. It sounds quite different to the Yamaha AVR it replaces. It's darker, faster, and more up front. Glad I did it! Bias takes all of 3 minutes every couple of months with a multimeter and a flat blade screwdriver. Bob says not to make a huge deal of worrying about it either. I'm having autibias put on it now as I want to keep the tube cage secured (kids and other animals) but otherwise, I'd have left it alone. Tubes aren't a worry either as they're very available. I will have it playing through a pair of Chorus 2's before the end of summer. Just have to pick them up... I hope this doesn't sound too much like an ad. It's not meant to. The amp sounds great and it wasn't difficult to build (if you consider that route). I'm just a thrilled customer. Good luck!

I second that