Wow, you've really been a devoted BAT owner with staying current on all their product refinements. I too thought very highly of the P10 which I owned for about year and the 31SE which I had for 2+ years. The value of these BAT products always impressed me.
When I tried the Aesthetix Io, and then the Io with Telefunkens, the P10 was at quite a distance behind. I had both products for a couple months before I sold the P10. I never heard a phono stage do the instrument and stage dimensions and decays like the Io. The cost to change to the Io was the same as switching to the P10SE and this is why I went this route. But now from what you say with the latest updates, the BAT appears to have much of the Io's qualities. It would be interesting to hear how this compares to the Io Standard and Signature models.
John
When I tried the Aesthetix Io, and then the Io with Telefunkens, the P10 was at quite a distance behind. I had both products for a couple months before I sold the P10. I never heard a phono stage do the instrument and stage dimensions and decays like the Io. The cost to change to the Io was the same as switching to the P10SE and this is why I went this route. But now from what you say with the latest updates, the BAT appears to have much of the Io's qualities. It would be interesting to hear how this compares to the Io Standard and Signature models.
John