Some products I review touch my heart and affect how I see all other products that I review afterwards. VK Audio’s made-in-Japan $1785 EleKit TU-8600R 300B single-ended tube amp kit was one of those. This amp uses Swedish-made Lundahl transformers (and super-premium parts) to deliver near-state-of-the-art performance at a price anyone with a soldering iron could afford. Because it made such a good pairing, this amp had a huge impact on my review of the $650/pair Klipsch RP-600M loudspeakers. Because it made such a good pairing, I called up John DeVore (DeVore Fidelity) and said, “Hey man, what’s the matter with you? Why are you not promoting 300B amps with your O/93 Orangutans? They were made for 300Bs.” Because it made such a great pairing, I can’t listen to Zu Audio’s Soul Supremes without the TU-8600R. Whenever I finish a review, the system I return to is the O/93s or RP600Ms with the 300B EleKit.

At CAF the TU-8600R changed my world-view again, because EleKit importer-distributor Victor Kung was driving his room with the made-in-Germany 650mm BD2 AER full-range drivers ($2500/each), mounted on custom see-thru plexiglass open-baffles ($2K/pair) with optional clear plexiglass horns ($1800/each) and Mogami 3103 speaker cables ($3.70/1′). Now I wish my listening room was bigger so I could review these German full-range speakers and the beautiful Sparkler Audio S503 CD player ($1690). This system delivered 100% exciting sound.

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