To bojack, Thank you for the information and update. Some member is selling (he claims) a relatively new QS pre-amp with remote and comes with the Electronic Harmonic tubes; I am not sure if that is the 6922 or 12AX7 tube configuration
Nevertheless, I am not going to buy a brand new one without the remote regardless how much it has been improved since the last upgrade. in 2012. However, the new one would be out of the question because I need a remote, quality phono stage and head phone feature The phono stage I can buy as an outboard unit, and also get head phono box, but I want to have less boxes and cables not more.
I like the front panel layout, but wish that Mike Sander.had incorporated a headphone amp or facility in pre-amp. BTW, I did not read on their website about a new "remoteless" pre-amp. unless it in a newsletter or news flash section. Thanks, Jim