Yeah, I've been looking at vintage gear since your suggestion, and I think I'm going to have to pick something up once I have more time at the end of the summer.   And the Little Dot looks pretty sweet, too.     Ah, one day I hope to have enough money and time to enjoy spend on this hobby!

Thanks for the suggestions, Uncle Erik!  I hadn't even thought about going with a vintage model, but this sounds like it could be a fun project.  I don't have much experience doing work like that just yet, but the thought of bringing a quality piece of hardware back to life and getting great...

I am planning on taking my first foray into tube amp territory in setting up a smallish audio system for my home office, but I don't really know where to start.  I've lurked enough on these forums that I thought I might get some sound advice here.   My budget is pretty limited for now, say...