Hello All,
Just a little background, I’m Rudy a long time lurker who’s been considering building a complete premium bottlehead system (Eros,BeePre,Kaiju,Jager). I have no experience soldering but am eager to learn and take my time building it all. I plan on practicing with some simple DIY China kits before taking on the premium bottlehead kits. I figured it would be a good way to get a basic soldering technique down and get over my fear of screwing up since it’s just cheap parts.
Before I allocate significant time and money however, I would like to listen to a bottlehead system in Houston if possible. I have not heard a 300Bs system in person to confirm if it’s right for me. My experience with tubes is limited to Schiit’s products, but I have always found tubes’ presentation of music to be awesome. Listening to crappy A/B audio clips on YouTube, I’ve also preferred them to solid state. I’d appreciate the opportunity to listen locally and for anyone else to share their experiences.
My other alternative was to tweak my modest system (Schiit Saga Preamp, Schiit Mani Phono Preamp, Swan Active Speakers) with a Schiit Vidar power amp and some Salk Speakers....but I just can’t resist that tube glow and think Bottlehead has the best kits available to enjoy them at a fair price.
