Back then, I was really familiar with the 35i - so I could give first hand advice. This time, I haven't heard any of the stuff you are looking at, so I am relying on what I can research and then giving general thoughts. This is fine provided you go out and do the listening.
The other big difference, is a decade ago, it was mostly me giving advice......but now, there is a whole Wam Collective at your disposal, with skillsets that I can only dream of. Sometimes when
@tuga starts getting all technical, I feel myself nodding along - until I realise I haven't an effing clue what he's talking about.
When it comes to Digital jiggery pokery, I am in the Luddite section of the crowd.