I can relate...It's because of my dad's hobby of tinkering with tube radios when I was a child, I began my fascination with tubes as well, but with audio instead of radio. Now he's into business for himself (part time right now) restoring antique tube radios of all types, and I'm in the process of putting together a vacuum tube 2-channel audio system (300B SET amp with 6SN7 SRPP line stage pre).
Gotta love our dads, huh?
