Ajani,

You're not catching my drift. All Bottleheads are DIY kits and there's a huge community of support and loyalty unlike anything I've experienced in audio. Did you ever build a model airplane or car only to lose interest in it after you'd built it? There are many DIY'ers who just get off on the build. Bottlehead Inc. keeps introducing better mods and higher priced models to keep these guys happy. The basic designs have been around forever and are totally glitch free. Thousands have been built them and if you have any issues the support online is unreal. FWIW you have to be approved and with good reason to become a BH forum member. They really only cater to owners or prospective owners. Very cliquish.

The prices have steadily risen on their kits. 2a3 mono-block SET kits like mine go for around $1500. I was lucky to find mine on CL for $200 from a EE going through a divorce. The Foreplay Preamp is way better than the Conrad Johnson tube pre I had. They may look homespun but they kick serious ass.