I only found out about Bottlehead in late '08. Being in my thirties, tube electronics were something I saw only when I was very young (i.e., early 80's), and only in older relatives' homes. I've been into audio and electronics since I was a kid, and always wanted to build my own gear. My early memories of warm sounds emanating from from old tube amp/box speaker combos like my uncle's Dynaco led me to want to explore that route as opposed to SS. Plus, tubes are way cooler to look at! Some Google-ing and searching of amps in kit form brought me to Bottlehead, and several months later, I had built a new S.E.X. amp. Now, I have BH gear in different parts of the house and have built all the upgrades, like C4S boards and better irons, and am rewarded with great sound and the pride that comes from building one's own gear. It's helped me to rediscover my early love of electronics and kits, and is a fun way to escape the stressful world of DSM-IV diagnoses, standard deviations and pathology I have to deal with as a psychologist.
