I simply had missed that point and asusmed it was an emulation rather than the real deal.
So now I'm curious!!
Who owns one, and can offer any feeback?
With multiple BBDs (of recent production) the closest I have is the Maxon AD-999 (and 999 Pro) which both use 8. I tend to find modern analog delays a little last saisfying which I put down to the chip quality. (Cool Audio iirc). Not bad, just less characterful or clear.