Thanks! Rameish. I just saw in the news about the new V3 in Hi-fi News & Record Reviews August issue. It looks better, no longer rounded. I shall wait!
Quote from the magazine:
"Musical Fidelity's X-Can Headphone amplifier has been around for nearly 10 years now. Designed to be neutral and dynamic, the latest V3 version retails for £250. Its claimed that the V3's circuit topology is nearly identical to that of the Tri-Vista SACD player, except that this uses ECC88 valves instead of the mil-spec 5703."