I also wish I had the money for the Mesa Boogie Mark V. Looks like Mesa finally made the classic IIC+/IV distortion sound mixed with their lone star cleans, everything I need in a highly tweekable design

M60, VP150, QS8, HSU VTF2-MK 3, Marantz SR8002, Oppo BDP-83SE, 50" Panasonic Plasma