The mid-range is slightly laid back. All in all, a wonderful sound. It takes a good 30 min to 1 hr for the amp to stretch its limbs and warm up to full capability, so this may be one of those items that you leave on all the time. The heat sinks are massive, but they never got hot, even after extended use at high power. You will want to use full range speakers with this honey.
Good cables are in order, and also a high quality front end.
So give it some respect, sit back, and enjoy. The 208 appears to have been beautifully engineered. It is built in the UK, where it was designed. The chassis is black metal with a sputter finish. It has rack mount handles and rubber feet.