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USA store estimated restocking times:

New products:
New: Keratherm insulators(!) - 11 April 2013
New: F5T limited batch (25 sets) - 11 April 2013
New: Amp Camp Kits - 11 April 2013
New: Improved PSU board - Mid-March
New: Amp Camp Chassis - Available for pre-order mid April and delivered late April / early May
New: More lines, more options and improved configurations of small and large chassis - Mid-June

Restocking of:
BA3 (BAGSN) - 11 April 2013
Mezmerize - 11 April 2013
Amp Camp PCBs - 11 April 2013
F5C - No plans to restock currently as F5T is an improved replacement for F5C


EU Store estimated restocking times

No dates are available.
 
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News!

We've been very busy at diyAudio HQ the last few months on the following things:

  • New PSU board
  • Improved 4U and 5U Deluxe chassis configurations
  • Amp Camp Amp components kit
  • Amp Camp Amp chassis

We're putting the finishing touches on all these things and expect them to be available according to the estimated dates posted above. The PSU board has greatly increased capacity and an improved design, the chassis will have heaps of new ways that you can mount various boards and parts inside them, and the ACA kit and enclosure is really going to be a lovely set.

The hundreds of hours we've put into these may not appear obvious at first but as they say - "The devil is in the details". We're spending an inordinate amount of time on millimeter adjustments throughout all these products so that what you get is something that goes together simply and smoothly, allows as many configurations as possible, with as few headaches as possible and allowing for easier modifications and compatibility with 3rd party products.
 
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Updated F5 and diyAB BOMS with Digikey part numbers

We've updated the F5 and diyAB / Honey Badger BOMs with Digikey part numbers to make it easier to find all the parts you need to start your project.

Digikey has a BOM manager that allows you to import an existing BOM and create an order. It expects one column to be quantity and one column to be the Digikey part number. Our BOMs are organized by individual parts, so you will just need to cut and paste all the part numbers from our BOM into a new spreadsheet column, and fill the cells next to each part number with "1", then import it into the Digikey BOM manager.
 
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diyAudio F5 Build Guide

We have created a very detailed, 56 page long F5 build guide tailored to using the F5 output boards, PSU board and Chassis available in the store. It makes building the F5 a very easy step by step process from start to finish.

diyAudio F5 Build Guide

Currently this build guide is in "soft launch" so we can get feedback and iron out any bugs. We haven't promoted it heavily yet as we're waiting for the next batch of chassis to get back in stock, but if you're building an F5 you will find it to be an invaluable and detailed guide. Feel free to post your feedback in the F5 build guide thread
 
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The first limited batch of F-5T beta boards sold out very quickly, we're going to send in the rest now to the warehouse and just keep them advertised as beta until we get more success stories (they have been built successfully but we want more feedback on any potential problems or changes that should be implemented before advertising them as a finished product). The next batch (of the same beta boards) should be available for sale around 19th April.
 
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Amp Camp Kits are now live in the store. The new kit features new packaging, "no mess" high quality Keratherm insulators and upgraded Vishay-Dale resistors.

Amp Camp Amp enclosures will be hopefully pre-selling in the next few days.

The next batch of F-5T boards were delayed and will be available around 2nd May.
 
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The remainder of the F-5T Beta boards are now back in stock. It looks like there will be very minimal changes to them for the final production run, which will then be in stock in around 2 months from now.

ACA Chassis to be available for presale in a few days with a pop quiz survey coming up soon. New deluxe chassis configurations have been locked in and sample configs will be posted in a few days. PSU board is now complete, details to be posted soon.
 
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Everything was unfortunately delayed due to me being ill for a week and then focusing on getting the server running smoothly again. My apologies.

ACA Chassis will be available for pre-order within the next day or two. Production has started and they will be flown over so you can expect to have them in your hands within a few weeks.

PSU is about to go into production.

Next load of deluxe chassis, and smaller chassis, has finished production and will be sent by a new "express sea" shipping method - we hope to have them in the store in about 45 days. If you want to secure some of them they will be available for pre-order within 3-4 days.
 
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The store has been revamped and reconfigured. Many items are now available for pre-order. All pre-order items except the ACA are already on their way to the USA using a new express sea shipping method. Keratherm has arrived and just needs to be sent in to the warehouse. The ACA chassis have almost finished production and we are flying them direct so you can get your hands on them quicker. All estimated delivery times should be pretty much on the money - I've tried to be a little bit conservative on the dates.
 
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EU Update:

Due to various logistical issues the EU warehouse is winding down for now and will close on July 31st. It may re-open late this or next year, bigger and better when we have time to sort out all the issues. Orders for that warehouse are now being processed manually. We've slashed the prices there to clear out stock. You can use this EU Warehouse Quote Form to get a quote.

If you would like chassis, there is now an easy to use Hifi2000 Chassis Quote Form to generate a quote for direct shipping from Hifi2000.
 
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I've gone over the estimated arrival dates for everything that's coming in and here are the current conservative estimates for the day the items will ship out to you:

PCB First Batch (PSU & Aleph J): August 10th (Current status: In production)
PCB Second Batch (F-5T): August 24th (Current status: Design being tweaked)
ACA Chassis: August 10th (Current status: In production)
Keratherm Kerafol: July 15th (Current status: Received, waiting to be split up)
All other Hifi2000 Chassis: Aug 15th (Current status: Complete. In transit)
 
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The next batch of "10mm x 10mm grid" deluxe chassis has finished production and are presently half way across the Atlantic. Products should start shipping out around August 15th.

The deluxe chassis have been significantly improved for DIY use with a new 10x10 grid hole pattern in the base, riser panels that allow for an incredible number of mounting options and space optimization and a new blind hole pattern on the back of the front panel. The new PSU board is compatible with this 10x10 grid pattern and all new boards from the diyAudo store in the future will be featuring "10x10 grid compatibility". The 10x10 grid is a sane, open and non-proprietary pattern that circuit board designers can consider when placing mounting holes in circuit boards.

For those people that purchased the original chassis and want to get on the 10x10 train, we are making the new 10x10 300mm base and the 10x10 400mm base available for sale for the next 3 days to save you having to order it from Italy in the future. We'll ship them over by air next Monday with the ACA chassis. It won't be sold separately in the USA after this.

Of course there is also plenty of other new stuff available for pre-order in the store right now:

 
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Update!

Keratherm has been very popular and sold out almost immediately once it became available. It's highest quality unobtainium! If you purchased Keratherm along with something else, don't worry - your Keratherm has been reserved and will ship with your other items as soon as your whole order is in stock.

For everyone else that is looking for it, we already have another batch on the way and it's now available for pre-order with an expected shipping date of September 2013.

ACA chassis left Italy on Monday and are flying their way to the USA as we speak. All other sea shipped chassis should be going through customs right now - when we have details we'll update the expected shipping times.

All the Aleph J and about half the PSU boards have arrived and will start shipping within the week, first come first served (or reserved). The other half of the PSU boards had a problem, we are working to sort it out ASAP.
 
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ACA Chassis and all other Chassis are current clearing customs.

About half the PSU boards were lost in transit and are being replaced as fast as possible. The ones that did arrive are already queued up / reserved for those who ordered early on a first come first served basis. Those who ordered later are looking at a shipping delay of around two weeks (Aug 24th instead of August 10th). Sincere apologies to those who are affected by this.
 
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Pre-order update

Aleph J: Started shipping to customers late July
PSU: 50% started shipping to customers late July. 50% lost in transit. Replacements have already finished re-manufacturing and should be shipping around 24th August.
Amp Camp Chassis / Amp Camp Kits: Cleared customs late last week, should be shipping by 19th August.
All other chassis: Cleared customs today, should be shipping by 21st August
F5-T: In production, should be on track for August 31st shipping
 
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