What a nightmare. If I ever think of veneering anything again I'll kick myself. The family has forgotten what I look like and the dog barks at me but the thing is finally together. Of course that doesn't mean its finished or properly set up. That may take another six months. At least the MG-1 was really simple to install and all the components seem to be doing what they're supposed to. There's still work to sort the air supply to the arm and suspension tweaking to do but that's relatively simple - i hope. It hasn't been running for long enough to get a good idea of the sound but it does seem to be very clean and natural, which is promising. Small changes are making significant differences to the sound. So far it's getting clearer & more coherent. There's definitely a problem with low level rumble with the stereo subs I'm running but I hope that's to do with something I haven't done right. Should only take another year to figure it all out. At least it'll keep me off the streets. Was it worth it? I'd love to give an unequivocal but I can't. Right now I'm not sure. If I weren't such a cheapskate I'm almost inclined to think some high end prices are looking more reasonable given the amount of time and effort involved. A Gyro SE is looking mighty attractive. Then again I reckon I could build one for a third the retail. Oops, here we go again. If anyone's interested I'll post a bunch of other in progress shots I took - I had plenty of time after all. For all you masochists out there I have cad drawings so you too can not have a life for a good while and build your own version. God forbid.