I've got one of Alan's firebottle+ stages and after a bit of deck swapping (from my gyrodec back to my lenco gl75) I plugged my jico sas shure onto my jelco 750d today and bam - hit the motherload with SQ. Sounded fantastic - detailed but not analytical with great rythmn and full frequency range. If you are thinking about trying the loaner don't hesitate to sign up. The Firebottle is a beaut.
And alan - when you need someone to demo or test the mk2 just let me know...