Hey Barry,
Thanks for adding your comments.
Look, we both *know* from listening to it, in our systems, that the phonostage certainly isn't lacklustre. It's just one of those things that happens sometimes.
I've heard things at Bakeoffs that made me sit up and take notice, bought one and under real scrutiny, been left underwhelmed.
It's quite obvious that it didn't work at MCRU for *whatever* reason. The only thing I don't understand is the ground loop issue. Do you have any issues at home? Or is this a known venue issue?
The bakeoff doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things. As long as, when you use it, you enjoy it, I'm happy. Customer/owner feedback is the real measure, and from our conversations, I don't worry
There will be other opportunities for people to hear the Bigbottle and see what they think. Hopefully in their own system, where all things should be judged!