Lon, there are some interesting parallels between the Sophia Electric and Decware stated design methods and goals,
e.g., simplicity, point-to-point wiring, transformer criticality. But somehow, it seems to me, the SE folks miss the mark. I have never heard their product, so I cannot deny they may be wonderful, and both press and user reviews are quite complimentary (though some of the descriptions seem difficult to reconcile). Still, the more of this stuff, the merrier; widening the market makes more opportunity for our friends in East Peoria. I will say this. I have a friend who stopped by recently, who has a rather significant high end hi-fi system. His two mono blocks cost more than my entire rig, and his speakers double that up. He was duly impressed by my Decware setup. And subtly, but visibly, perturbed.