I actually loved the look of the 7k. When I had 5500's as mains I did an extensive demo of 7k but just couldn't find enough SQ difference over the 5.5k. I really wanted to justify the swap but just couldn't.

So, I'm not doing the 7k down here, but, maybe adding the 5k5 to the list of underrated models.

I then switched to 8k and found that SQ jump I was looking for.

Rgds,
Nick