Ok, so work has been killer and lost track of this thread completely.   Quick follow up wiht the Beyer T70s... not my thing at all. Good headphones but to up-front/big/punchy/etc. for me. Just using them as a youtube headphone at work.   So catching up on this thread and all the talk is...

Well, just received the T70s, so will spend the weekend burning those in.   I found a second-hand Svetlana 2 on ebay and bought it, so that should arrive next week.   I've also got a pair of Audio-Technica W5000, so it'll be cool running those through the new amp and comparing them with...

Just came across this amp and then found this review. Extremely helpful one too! Thanks for writing it up.   Looks-wise it reminds me of my Pathos Classic One MkII: http://news.cnet.com/i/bto/20080603/ClassicOneMKIII_540x457.jpg Though that is a valve pre and solid state power hybrid amp...