Found a used Kinki Studios EX-M1 at about $500 under the retail price on The Music Room and decided to pull the trigger. Now I can't stop refreshing my email for a tracking notification. I've instantly remembered how excruciating the wait for new gear is lol.
Overall very stoked about this amp, I feel like its really going to usher in a new paradigm for my set-up. The gradual progression up the gear ranks has been such a fun (and expensive) experience to move through. My poor wife did not realize what she was unleashing when was gifting me an Audio Technica LP60 Bluetooth 8 years ago lol.
Now we wait.