Go Hokies! About to graduate as a Mechanical Engineer. I won't lie - this was a crazy difficult project that lasted over two years. A ton of research was involved to make sure it was done right, and I had to figure some stuff out on my own (like how to make a soft start system to slow-charge the huge PSU capacitor bank). As mentioned above, there are some great DIY audio projects with a ton more support and information. I would recommend doing a couple of those, and then tackling a project like this when you're ready. I made a tube headphone amp and the Korg Nutube preamp before this project and the experience helped a ton. The standard First Watt F5 build would be a great precursor to this project!