Also looking forward to this review and comparison, although Darko tends to like everything in my opinion… or at least he’s not that critical. His site is paid for by advertising I guess, not that I’m in any way implying it impacts his reviews. 
If dealers ever get more demo stock in where I live, I’ll be doing my own Kii Three / 8c shootout. I’ve been told next week for quite a while now, which when combined with being ‘nearly’ RoonReady for two years is getting me more nervous, but let’s see how they both look and sound in the flesh.
Edit; looks like we’ll have to wait a bit longer. Two articles from the q1 list - including 8cs - have just been moved to ‘later’