Thanks for the advice, guys. I'm usually the one expected to "dole out advice," but not when it comes to tubes!
I'm going to take the jump into the world of DHT's, and recently emailed the Queen about lead time on the Stereomour. As for the SEX amp, I'm likely going to pawn off the nickel set and re-do the amp in stock form for my father's birthday later this year. He's an electrician and always asking about my tube adventures, and I know he'd like a good, tubed amp for his computer room/study! Without the C4S boards and fancy transformers, the SEX tends to sound full and warm, which will work great with a pair of tiny bookshelf speakers, as well as the Grado headphones that I bought him a year or two ago.
If anybody is interested in my nickel set, please PM me.....