OK, I surrender.
Against all rational behaviour, have decided to buy the BDA-1 without being able to hear it in my system first.
James, there was some confusion about getting the order in before the price rise. I had checked with the dealer and he said he had stock, but it turns out he had no units in black to match the rest of my system. So the order only went in today when they re-opened after Good Friday. Trust things can be managed at the "old" price.
Cheers,
Waleed.