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Anyone build a speaker using the heil tweeter?
Yes I have and I'm glad I did. Heil amt1's with 6" Peerless in acoustic reflex cabinets; Bass handled by a sub-woofer with twin Kef bass speakers. Don't replace the 10" driver, just couple the Heil with a good mid or mid-bass in an appropriate cab... 
ESS 1D's? Or Monitors? Or none...?
I had a pair of the ESS amts a long time ago, sold them and got some kef 104abs. Then, about a year ago, at a sale, I got a pair of the ESS amt1b monitors. I remembered why I got the Kefs, the ESS bass is really bad. The crossover is at 1,000 and ... 
Am I living in a vacuum? Or has anyone noticed
Another tube source that seems to know what they are doing is triode electronics. Their web page talks about the svetlana, not svetlana, situation. 
Suggestions for someone who wants to get in tubes
A tube pre-amp into a ss power amp is the easiest thing to do.Mine is based on the 12au7 (a triode tube) and it is the one component in my system I wouldn't give up. Make it simple; no tone controls, no balance control, etc.