Jeff,
I still didn't get to the Silvertone set yet. I did want to start with a b&w set before starting on the CTC-11 since I'm sure the color set will be quite challenging for me. Instead of the Silvertone, I decided to rebuild the Predicta that we've had around here forever. That thing is a real pain to work on. But, I've been getting lots of good help from the forum members here.
Perhaps the Silvertone would have been a better choice to start with?
Also rebuilt my McIntosh MX110 and am finishing up the restoration of my MC240 amp. Can't wait to give it a listen...
I'll send you a private message or an email so we can plan to get together soon. Sounds like the purity and convergence is a bit of following the procedure combined with a lot of art and some luck too!
Wes