I’ve had it a week. Very very impressive. It merits the hype. And I’m a very show me kind of person. And at this price point for an audiophile for whom $1,500 is not a whole lot of money it’s a steal. I just had a known amp in from a major brand. So far I can tell that the Galion comes short only in terms of depth of sound stage but it is just as musical and sweet and there is space around voices and instruments. Still have a couple of weeks for it to be fully broken in. If the Galion still stays as is that deeper soundstage was not worth the 9k more which that amp is. It effortlessly matches those in the 5-6K range. So if that is what you are budgeting for definitely listen to this as well.
And it’s not a beast! Thank goodness. You can easily handle it by yourself. If you're under 80.