My uncle used to have the Sony version, with big 3 way Sony speakers. It was very good. He owned it from new, couldn't recall what he had paid but said it was very expensive. Hi Fi World featured one in their old worlde column a few years back now. Last time I saw him I asked him if he still had it but he said he's skipped it years previously. Gutted. He still has a pair of Lintons that he bought new in about 1970, uses them on his TV.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.