[QUOTE
I'm bringing this up because I'm dying to build a tube amp. I've seen many kits out there. And my assumptions, even if they are nieve, are that you could get away with a very simplistic design and still have one hell of a whooper that sounded outstanding without all the bells and whistles.[/QUOTE]

I agree with you sir.....both Weber and Mojo make some nice kits for reasonable prices......and Im sure you can find many other kits available.
Doug