I have been tracking this topic and thread(s) related to it for some time.
The design and evolution (to me) has been nearly mythical / mysterious
I struggle for appropriate words. **in a prior work life and time
in the R & D center, seeing what is planned and in the works,
waiting patiently for the technology to manifest...
really good things do take time.
Photos in the tray cannot be rushed = I know, old school.
A painting is comprised of xxx many brush strokes... no less.
I have been bound by budget(s) and on a path of successive build(s),
the number bordering ridiculous... really was not looking for another
amp or amp topology. I am really satisfied by the evolution of
my efforts, yet the inner engineer always questions...
After having my senses teased with dual die Exicons the past year,
after 40 years of vintage latFET builds. The Exicons have a real beauty
[in current builds] and when folded into a circuit like the AurumX...
should be really elegant = far greater than the sum of its parts.
Forgive the mixed metaphor(s), work with me, follow me here...
like the girl you have always eyed, watch her grow up (maybe feeling)
like she .might. be out of your league or that she has a partner
or commitment, is simply unavailable. *a matter of timing.
She is finally free to date, to get to know better, and with gained maturity,
we have the sense to approach her and she the means to grasp / reward
our patience and maturity... after waiting for the dance floor to clear.
*the strange mix of emotions stirred within me... a good thing.
Having asked AurumX out ~ she said yes, I am nearly smitten.
These boards are simply gorgeous, a thing of great beauty.
The work/many involved should be proud! I will honor
and do great justice to their colledctive efforts.
I will admit to enjoying building [beyond a(ny) practical means]
almost as much or 'more than' a lifetime of enjoyment and listening.
This is going to be fun *THANKS TO SHANE! clearing the path,
during our ascent. Building this will be "the easy part"
*not excluding others.