Hahahaha you guys are too much! LOVE IT! ;-)
A PYE would indeed be very cool....years ago AC Sound attempted it and sold DIY PCB's as well as a complete unit - from what I recall, it was the NIGHTMARE build/debugging process of his PYE COMP that really made the guy lose it and basically fall of from there. Shame, great sounding unit and his 160VU clones are great!
The Weight Tank WT72 is indeed a GREAT option...! We want to take one of the preamp designs currently in develop up a level as far as the KING of tube mic preamps go.
And just to be clear - the reason for being vague actually has a purpose but I can see how it could be misconstrued by others looking in from the outside.
The reason we haven't "officially" announced what the new pre's are is simple.... while one is VERY close to being done, it still needs more prototyping and testing - the other is still in development.
Sooooooo just in CASE, in the RARE event that something CATASTROPHIC happens with the product - we don't want to disappoint anyone and spread rumors of new products that will NEVER see the light of day. That would be WAY more "uncool" than being vague in our marketing strategy, at least, in our humble opinions. ;-)
However - once we have a handful of working units in hand and have put them through their paces - you can bet we will let everyone know what the first preamp we release is going to be! It is 500-Series, that much I think we've alluded to elsewhere.
Either way, we've got nothing but love for ALL OF YOU and everyone is entitled to their opinion. We just want good vibes, great gear and to continue bringing you all products that are worthy of the "AudioScape" name ;-) <3
Again, y'all ROCK!!!!