Hifisonix NX2-Amplifier: 100W CFA Power Amp

This design looks really interesting, I was always on the edge of ordering the ax board so perhaps I ought to just do it now with the nx2 ! Is there a way to get the boards with the SMD devices already installed ? Or are they reasonably easy to assemble ? Eyesight not what it used to be.

Do you mind if I ask if you're a "piece of wire with gain" person or you believe we're trying to re-create music as the artist might have heard it (or intended it to be heard) when it was created ? I only ask as this will have a bearing on how your amplifier sounds. How do you think it sounds ?