Yes. Not having seen it in the flesh, but it does look the dogs' dangly bits!
I guess KK knows what he's talking about and you're right about the no brainer. As he points out the tubes alone are around a ton!
Regards my set up I've decided to do all Tom Evans amplification. Going to have a good listen to his Linear A power amp, already got the Vibe Preamp so should have a all new system soon. Primares, good though they are, will be advertised soon.
Only problem with his amp is its so tall looks like my Atacama Equinox stand will be heading towards Ebay soon as well!