All in all, I'm like you in that I research the hell out of things before I buy, and when it comes to purchase time I know what I want/ The Arrow met all of my needs and surpassed all of my expectations. It was the ONLY amp that had crossfeed, gain, impedence, non-software bass-boost, battery life, and the specific op-amp I wanted in the form factor I was looking for. The best part (although not a deciding factor) was that it gave me all this for a price LESS...substantially...than any of the competitors. All of the others I'd considered are excellent amps (I won't list them, but basically I was looking at everything up to a Lisa 3), but this is THE amp for me. Yes, Robert's past will haunt him, but I feel that he's moved on, learned from his mistakes, and is carving his own path...it's just too bad that due to some ancient issues he won't get a fair shake around here. Wether due to fanboyism and/or the inability to measure products on their own merit instead of "ethics", or the inability to "forgive and forget"...well, anyway...enough of that. You see my point (or not, lol).
Enjoy your music man! Thanks for the review.