Josh, you are correct. The line stage and phono stage were designed and built by Jeffrey Jackson (a/k/a Experience Music) with a shout out to Dave Slagle for his contribution to these exceptional products. Jeffrey is also designing and building the horns for my room. No doubt, it'll be a process, as horns are tough to get right, but I am confident Jeffrey will nail it. It takes quite a bit of effort and expense to surpass the Ulysses.