Thanks for the update. I actually went ahead and ordered a Little Dot Mark 9 and it left China yesterday. It was very affordable at $489.00US ($644.00 Cdn.). I will play with this and tube roll for the rest of the year and then decide whether to climb the "tube tree" or not.

Understood and thank you. Shane

@warren Thanks for the reply Warren. Please let me know if you get any trade in's. I am really not looking to drop $2K on a tube amp right now, but if a great deal came up on a used model right now, I would have to look hard at it.