Indeed interesting topic. The model is fairly quiet on the forums, so I assume they are low in number and not many posters. I haven't heard it but it has some design elements I can relate to. If it is well designed it 'should' be a good sound, but if it is competitive at the price I have no idea. We need some owners to chime in, or at least some previous owners or folk who have had a demo and compare session. Anyone out there????