Anybody heard the new EAR turntable?

Yes, I heard it at the London Show last October. It retails at £7700, which is a very high price tag. It was fitted with an Ortofon Kontrapunkt B, iirc and sounded pleasant enough but I didn't sense magic. It's a nice piece of watch maker's sculpture however I think that there's probably better sonic value to be had elsewhere. I would go looking in Colorado for the best analog solutions.

I heard it at CES with the Helius arm. It sounded very good. Harry Pearson is reviewing it right now. A formal review should be forthcoming soon.

HP has reviewed it in the TAS. Rave review. I wonder whether other listeners have other opinions? How would it compare with say VPI HRX or Brinkmann Balance, or other top models in the same price range?