Ok, so mine showed up yesterday. I’ve only put four bowls through it but it’s my current favorite. The feel is much better/natural than the nine. If it heats up faster, it’s not by much. I temp stepped the first couple (after a burn-off) and then tried one on 440°and then one unregulated. I think I’ll probably stick with a few hits on the first setting and then jump straight to unregulated to finish it off. I absolutely love this thing! I didn’t even fire up any of the desktops last night.