I bought my two 4b-st from the USA and had them converted at Bryston - a transformer change - that is the only difference.

I was right that your ninja could be easily and comprehensively beaten... hats off to you for giving the sme a listen and making an open minded choice. I beleive you brought up the array of choices for the sme and rock - am I correct in saying that you have heard just two high end decks?