Not at all; I have a maxed out Foreplay and have always obtained that it is very good for the money, but not really up there with the big boys. Actually thats why we're here. What I notice is something that while may sound simplistic always seems to be the case, BIG trans/caps and tubes=Big sound. (5687 notwithstanding) Say how is the Peerless thing going for you? You know they just as of last week made huge volume's of Patents available free due to some lawsuit. The Heybeour is definately a more substantial product than the Dyna. And better finished also. She's a beauty.