for what it's worth (and for the sake of clarity) the TTVJ 307A is still one of the top 3 best amps I've ever heard - imo of course. did i like the looks of it? not that much. but once i heard it that really didn't matter because it sounded fucking amazing, even with GS1K which is a rather maligned headphone in general.
the only reason i judged the looks of this new offering is simply because i have no other standard by which i can judge it at the moment. and it's not thaat bad. just sort of "meh" for something that costs 10 grand.
always excited for todd though, as far as vendors go i have considerable respect for him and hope the amp does as well as possible upon release.
and yeah x2 with ryan @ CJ, the best i can hope for is some time with JH audio but besides that, not much time to spare.