Since the C.P.O. knows the 7th backwards and forwards, I'd expect the 7th to be really good as well. I'm also looking forward to an eventual M3, even if it turns out to be on the 'expansive' side of the equation. I already have the excellent Inbal/C.P.O. M7, and the Kobayashi, Ashkenazy and Macal ones are nothing to sneeze at either (all with he C.P.O.). On the whole, as long as Bychkov remains a healthy man, this cycle should end up being really good. I thought the Neumann M8 generally sounded marvelous (with a few 'not so great' vocal soloists), so I expect an eventual M8 could be very good as well. We'll see . . .