Back into the audio gear hobby

Hi all and thanks for the add to the forum.
I was pretty active with Japanese solid state audio gear in the mid-80s (military and stationed in Okinawa) but slowly drifted out of the hobby.
In the last four years, I started picking up vintage gear (US speakers and Japanese electronics) but have wanted to move over to a tube system as an experiment.
I was considering some McIntosh gear (I already have two sets of their speakers) but decided to build my own to see if I'm happy with the sound.
I've ordered an Elekit preamp kit and will get their TU-8900E when it's available.
I'm looking forward to re-engaging in the hobby and learning new things.
HAGO,
Todd