Does anyone possible have pictures of what Craig did? I'm not much fo a DIYer, but I have a friend willing to help out if I can get a picture of the modification. I know he mentioned the pulse transformer swap is "is a bir more of a fiddly mod, because the size and pin-out is different."
How did that Scientefic Conversion Transformer do? Is the Lundahl still preferred? I love that your friend likened the presentation to his Kotesu (I owned a Rosewood Sig) and would love to make this modification in my Metrum.
If you find yourself drawn to high efficency, single driver loudspeakers then I find my Cain and Cain Abbys hard to beat and harder for a baby to knock over. They're definitely give you a warm, natural sound--for truely deep bass though they need a sub.
Additionally, I used to use blu-tak to mount monitors to Osiris bookstands, and I can honestly say that it would take a little Hercules to knock those suckers over.