Thanks gentlemen, Sounds like the warm dj vocal thing went out with the "golden age" of radio. May just give the tube thing a shot anyway. Would like to start listening to vinyl again, and also see what tubes do for my CDs. Probably set the stereo up in my "office/guest bedroom" since it is a smaller room. Found a pair of Klipsch KM-4 Floorstanding Pair Speaker music Home Theater Surround Sounds on ebay for about $120 They have a 94 db sensitivity which should help them produce good volume with lower wattage. So all in for about $550 between the Heathkit and speakers. Good Value?? As previously stated, my current set up is good, but would like to check out what a decent?good? tube amp Is this a good starting point, should I hear a difference compared to the Arcam, or should I save up more $$ and go for higher quality tube amp? Thanks again!