To answer a few questions posted herein:
Combining a DAC and preamp in the same chassis? We tried that with the solid state circuits some time ago and simply could not get it quiet enough to release. With the tube or hybrid units, the physical size of the circuits make that impossible, the chassis would have to be huge to support all the necessary boards, not a practical approach.
New faceplates? Not going to happen in the foreseeable future. Cost too high and we could not come up with a reasonable consensus with the variation options we showed at the recent RMAF show. Nothing would please more than a too small minority of potential clients, and no way could we afford to offer multiple options.
If you would like to order a new unit with a unique one off faceplate, we can do that with the samples we made for the RMAF show for $200 extra. Choices are all gold, gold on black, and black on gold. Available on amplifiers, DACs, and preamps. Call us if you are interested. Not available for existing units. No guarantee we can supply all matching units unless you order all at the same time.
Enjoy the music.
Frank Van Alstine