The simple beginner's schematic looked easy to build, but I wondered how it sounded. Here was almost the exact same circuit as the Svetlana schematic, and it was very well received. Now I just HAD to do this project. Right now, I am not using anything esoteric or unusual. Power transformers and chokes are from Hammond and the output transformers are from Electra-Print Audio .
Resistors are metal film and oxide, with a few wirewounds.
The signal cap is a CDE metallized polypropylene. All the signal parts are from Mouser Electronics. Wire is just good ol' Carol PVC UL 1015 for now. All the tubes are being run quite conservatively, and they should all have a long life. This is true, as even after 4 weeks, the paint was still soft.