Good Lord, so to speak. What a fine thing to say. Thank you so much, Jake. I haven't been on PFM for ages after a very nasty purchasing experience a few years ago but with this kind of hype...
The MC3 sold immediately but I do have a rather special Boardman. Haden made three versions. Mine is the first of the V3s, which had an extra valve in it, and mine also had a unique grounding terminal for use with Entreq/Vertex/CAD/Coherent devices. It's got lovely valves in, too. The standard ones are horrors. I will be selling it. When I can get over my attachment to it... It's the only piece of Hi Fi other than my 2M Black that I actually bought new! How shaming to admit is that...?!
Other recommendations for this thread: Jolida/Black Ice F159. Which is what I've just bought. Only hugely modded.
(this was meant to include Lord Mortlock's quote from above, but it didn't...Pah: "A second recco for Richard/kneesup Edwards unit. He will also be listing a Haden Boardman 33.3 valve ‘stage and that is also superb imo.")