I ask again, has anyone heard the Tempo El.Preamp?

Tvad, I ask because I had high expectations of it, given the designer.

You should know that I have no concern about some people's childish behavior. That is their problem.

Are you looking to replace the H-Cat? I thought you were very pleased with it; to the point of having heard nothing better in your years of being an audiophile?

Tvad, I am now a reviewer. I will soon be getting the Exemplar XP-2. Indeed, I have yet to hear anything close to the H-Cat, especially in its X8 form. I have had my Acapella LaCompanellas for some time now and always continue to look for better speakers.

Do you still have the same system you had two years ago?

Do you still have the same system you had two years ago?
Tbg (System | Threads | Answers)

That's not relevant to this thread.

This is about your question regarding a new preamp, particularly taken in context with this 5 1/2 year old thread which chronicles your progressively heightened enjoyment of the H-Cat preamp.

I'm really not trying to pick a battle here. I am intrigued by your interest in this new component based on your seemingly thorough satisfaction with your present preamp.

Tvad, I am equally curious why you would find my questions curious and do think my question is relevant. I have owned at least 30 line stages or preamps in 40 years involved in audio with probably three quarters of them tube units. I own probably 2000 vacuum tubes mainly as replacements of tubes in those units.

My interest in the Tempo has nothing to do with my satisfaction with the H-Cat. It is just the continuing quest for perfect reproduction. Certainly some 40 years ago when I got a ARC SP-3 preamp, I thought it was perfection, and I did have it for 5 years, only to get a SP-6A which was a piece of crap.

I cannot believe given the experiences of my many friends in audio, that you have the same system today that you had two years ago.