Sounds like a great performer but at $24k, that is one hefty price tag. There is nothing exotic or extraordinary about the design, just a very generous profit margin at the end users expense Stephen? I can almost understand a product like the Ayre KX-R being $18k, if you glance under the hood, it makes sense, I suspect glancing under the hood of the GAT2 will not impress at all for the money? I could be wrong but I suspect this is just a statement piece to line the pockets of CJ. Surely there is nothing that amounts to any technology or expense that rivals the price of a brand new Toyota Camry.
A great tube preamp will sound great but it doesn't have to cost $24k in my mind without offering some serious technology behind the price tag. There is nothing inside the GAT2 that would convince me of it.