Hi Chaps, Please forgive the explanatory pre-amble: Got half an eye on downsizing my amps a bit. I recently moved from a four-bed house to a flat and space is at a premium. I'm considering selling my monoblocks and getting a stereo power amp instead (i.e. one that will fit in a rack). Also need something a bit juicier than 18w SET's too, because they sound less powerful than before. The new concrete floor & ceiling doesn't produce the bass bloom that the suspended floors in my old house did. Finding one of suitable quality, at a limited budget (say £1500) is proving difficult though - the current shortlist is very.....short. Want to try either EL34's or KT88's this time. Integrateds are also a possibility, but they'll have to be something special in order to match my ARC/BAT/SET combo for sound & flexibility. One that has really caught my eye is the new Copland CTA 405 integrated amp [URL]http://www.copland.dk/large/large_405.htm[/URL]. Not sure if many of you have seen it yet (Hi-Fi Choice "reviewed" it recently). It costs £2,300, which sounds like a lot, but it has quite a few features that caught my eye: Valve pre-amp stage MM valve phono stage. Yes - a valve phono stage! 50wpc KT88 push-pull output stage Large "custom made" output transformers for each channel Seperate torroid for analogue/digital circuits. Remote control All in a very neat/minimalist Scandinavian package (which isn't really to my tastes but looks alright). Just struck me as a very interesting prospect at the price. Shame about the ultra-generic ALPS pot though. Always depressing to see it in kit of this price. IMHO quality resistive attenuators should be considered a bare minimum in this price range. Now, I haven't heard the 405 yet but I wanted to know if anyone here has any experience with this amp? I'd love to hear your thoughts/comments on it. Thanks, DT