Cannot restore iPhone 6 from a previous Backup

HELP!!! Very excited this morning to receive my shiny new iPhone 6; non bendy version! However, what on earth has gone wrong with the restore from Backup process. I have been a faithful iPhone user now since their first introduction, and upgrading from previous models to the next has always been unbelievably simple. With the new iPhone 6, I am now approaching my 5th HOUR of trying to set it up from my previous backup, and its still failing.
What is going on, and does anyone have a solution? Is it a problem with the new phone, or is it a compatibility issue with iTunes / Apps / Music, etc.?
I have managed to get passed the App transfer stage by unplugging and plugging the lightning cable in every time the process froze. Then it froze again on pictures, so I resolved again by unplugging and plugging back in. However, now its got to (I think) the stage to restore my Music collection, and the top bar says "Syncing "<phone>" (Step 6 of 6) - Waiting for changes to be applied", and thats it. Frozen again and will not move on, despite restarting phone and iTunes. I can also hit the "x" next to the message, and it does stop, but restarting still seems to stall, and I cannot continue.
What do I do???
Mark

Thanks Nick.
I'm on a MAC, so was hoping all would be smooth and straight forward, as per previous phone updates. I'd already tried the second USB port and then using the new cable out of the box, but no change sadly. I've even gone as far as moving previous backups from the MobileSync directory and starting completely afresh, but this didn't work either.
Problem with starting as a New Phone is, unless I'm mistaken, I'd lose all of my other stored items - Texts, Notes, Contacts, etc. - which I really need transferred. Very exasperating! I don't understand why it's always worked and, since Mr Jobs is no longer there, everything "Apple" seems a bit FLAKEY!! Or is it me??
Thanks again.

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