Exciting Update!
Bottlehead has provided quality DIY tube amplifier kits to audiophiles for over 25 years. Since the beginning, the company has been under the incredible stewardship of its founders, Dan and Eileen Schmalle. We're excited to announce that on June 13. 2025, Dan and Eileen sold Bottlehead's assets and branding to Middle-Aged Kids Engineering (MAKE), a family of audio enthusiasts and Bottlehead supporters.
We'll be making some updates as the company changes hands. Most notably, we are moving the company's headquarters and distribution from Washington to the Greater Saint Louis area. We're also migrating the website to a new platform that we think will be easier to manage and help our customers find the gear they need.
On the product front, we're happy to say that we have a handful of products nearly ready for launch.
We're thrilled to note that Bottlehead's chief designers - Paul Joppa and Paul Birkeland - will continue on in their current roles. They're on board to help with product design and helping customers troubleshooting in the forums. Dan and Eileen have agreed to hang around with us as well.
We can't wait to speak with all of you. We're honored to carry Bottlehead on to its next chapter.