To add to this, it is important to remember how much the EJ07 has moved around in BGGAR's estimation before it reached its current, high position. Though he certainly rec'd it from the beginning, it was initially below (in his old, price-tier ranking) several items it has since superseded. Neither was it, once the Crin-letter-grade change came, in the S's, or even at the top of the A's. Then there is the case of the Roland, which was top of the heap a few months ago, and is now straggling behind in BGGAR's B's. Which is all to say, not only does BGGAR need more than a single cage-match listening session of a few songs he is super-familiar with to determine what the relative strengths of these sets are with confidence, but he also seems to be affected by his viewers' own takes over time (the falling into disfavor of the Roland, the rising up of the EJ07 in the letter-ranking). By this final point, I do not mean to denigrate him: he has acknowledged as much, as he (one of his best points) acknowledges pretty much everything else. My take is that he is still very much in his "initial impressions" stage.
In any case, my Conductor has arrived in the US, and should be here in a few days (estimated Monday, but DHL usually over-estimates). Once I have it, I imagine it will take many days, possibly weeks, to arrive at a clear preference between it and the EJ07... if one is to be had. In my experience, often times what may seem a preference for an older over a newer set is simply a registration of the difference itself. A new set that becomes a new favorite has to "teach" your ears what you did not know you were missing out on in a previously favorite set. At the same time, it may teach you more about why that set was favored, and still is. Moving through the phases of this learning process is what simply cannot be done in two or three afternoons. Training to new possibilities takes time.