OK, I’ve waited a few days since receiving the new amp before posting, as I wanted to find time to listen across a range of music and form an opinion. Being super-brief, this is a staggeringly good amp. Totally transforms the 007mk1s, which were already very, very good. With the KGSSHV, I’m getting a more or less perfect balance of everything, but with a bass heft and depth that is quite astonishing. If anyone ever says that Stax can’t do deep bass, they just haven’t heard them properly amplified! I’m very, very pleased. I’ve owned and/or listened to a great many different systems over the years, and this is probably the best of the lot. It’s even better than my (admittedly fading) memory of the Sennheiser Orpheus. If there’s a drawback, it’s simply that you do have to take that leap of faith to buy one of these, but believe me, it’s worth it...
Now I just need to move on the 006T, L700s and T1 so that I can refill the bank balance