Budget SET or SEP recommendations?

They are not audio bling, but I've tested and heard these from Japan and was impressed compared to most of the blingy junk from Asia, and the designer has very good cred. He also uses his own "R" core transformers. And are very well priced for what you get.
http://softone.a.la9.jp/english/

Cheers George

Thanks, George.  I take it the Dared and Yaqin, comparatively, are "blingy junk."

The ones you linked to look interesting.

Seems for a few dollars more, can go with Decware Zen triode or Mini Torii.  Folks seem to love 'em.

Not just from Asia.
I’ve seen caps and heaters pushed over their max ratings.
Also output transformers that look a million dollars because of the transformer cover/case, but the inside the transformer bobbin is wound like a scrambled mess, instead of nicely layered and interleaved.

See how the middle one takes more room because it’s just a little scrambled.
http://cynake.sandwich.net/Random/Coil%20Crushing.gif

To get good winding machines to do the first pic cost big money, or you can do it by hand.

Then you have interleaving.
http://sound.whsites.net/valves/design2-f2.gif

Cheers George

how about a kit?