Also, I agree with you with some buts - as someone who has lots of vintage electronics, I'm not sure thats 100% true - cheap consumer products always had issues

Also, I agree with you with some buts - as someone who has lots of vintage electronics, I'm not sure thats 100% true - cheap consumer products always had issues - the higher end gear came with a good manual and an errata sheet - so I dont think its new. The lack of repairability, is a frustration point, but its also a function of the price of the goods being so much lower, if you want repairable stuff, it will cost more, and thats the trade off. That however is not why I slid into this comment - you replied to me some weeks ago about your time with RCA, but alas, I didn't catch it until it was out of of the reply window. I really enjoyed reading it, and you're a great writer, you could write a book - or should blog if you were interested. Also, on the RCA Electro Optics Handbook, there is a PDF online - https://www.ok1rr.com/tubes/burle/Electro-Optics-Handbook.pdf https://www.ok1rr.com/tubes/burle/Electro-Optics-Handbook.pd... You mentioned AWA which made me think about something, the product I work on was originally developed by AWA, which became someone else, which became someone else, and eventually we acquired it. I'd love to chat more, if you're amiable, feel free to send me an email at aloha <at> blastpuppy <dot> com.