It would normally be important to me but I am putting that aside now. 😉
it seems the out boards can be mounted center or side: what are people doing?
The front panel LED hole has a couple of side holes for possibly a bracket to be used for holding the led in place. Is there such a thing available or people just use silicone?
I am going to use silicone to hold the inductor anyways.
There are also two LED for choice I guess...
it seems the out boards can be mounted center or side: what are people doing?
The front panel LED hole has a couple of side holes for possibly a bracket to be used for holding the led in place. Is there such a thing available or people just use silicone?
I am going to use silicone to hold the inductor anyways.
There are also two LED for choice I guess...
For something that was designed, put together with near unobtanium Sony VFET devices, and tested by Nelson Pass to commemorate Pass Labs participation in diyaudio.com limited to 180 units with the proceeds going to charity... I will begrudgingly make the best of the situation and grin and bear with the assymetrical board layout for the time being as I wait for my parts to arrive in the mail.
However, this better not happen again 20 years from now with the next offering!
But seriously, the mail is taking so long to arrive that I am reading old Zen Mod posts.
However, this better not happen again 20 years from now with the next offering!
But seriously, the mail is taking so long to arrive that I am reading old Zen Mod posts.
I haven't seen this brought up yet so here goes . I am using the B1 korg pre-amp and had it at 9.5v so negative H2 and the speaker connects reversed while on the M2x . Now I have hooked the Sony VFET amp up should this H2 of the B1 be nulled out (11.6v) and speakers back to normal to take full advantage of how the VFET was designed to operate ?
I was going to silicone mine in, but the pressure of the rigid twisted pair was enough to keep the LED (the blig blue one, the front panel is recesssed to accept it) in place just fine, so I left it like that.
I don't intend to ship it around or give it kicks.
Concerning future upgrades, I suggest you stick to the orientation in the build guide, I wanted to center my output brackets and had to turn my input boards 90°, thus probably compromising upgrades without major redo.
If I was to play around with the kit I would not build it in the "oem" case anyway
EDIT: Yes, I ditto the silicone under the indunctor, I did that as well.
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Small update from me! Chassis 86 is at home!!!
Really happy with the number, if that matters at all! 🙂 For me 86 was a very "rememberable" year. We went camping with the family to see the Haley comet, we were shocked with the Challenger explosion but we were together when it happened, it has apparently been the premiere of the Phantom of the Opera! 🙂 So, very happy with that.
Some more info:
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Price: $259
Shipping to Ecuador: $101.24
Taxes and Customs: $55.73
Local ADDITIONAL FedEx cost for handling the package: $104.55
Total cost of ownership of Chassis in Ecuador: $520.52
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Now, color me impressed with the time of delivery. Both the Chassis and the Parts Kit were shipped on the 20th.
7 Days from shipping in Italy to receiving in Ecuador is BLAZINGLY FAST! Really unheard of for me, including customs process. Really happy with that, even if that "speediness" amounts to $205 dollars in total.
This is what the package did in those 7 days:
On the other extreme opposite end, we have DHL that is handling the parts! It was even more expensive to ship a much smaller and less weighty package. It also shipped on the 20th! Here's what has "happened" on those 7 days with the DHL package:
Any idea when should I start worrying? (too late, of course, but when do you think it's time to start raising flags?)
Thanks!
Rafa.
Really happy with the number, if that matters at all! 🙂 For me 86 was a very "rememberable" year. We went camping with the family to see the Haley comet, we were shocked with the Challenger explosion but we were together when it happened, it has apparently been the premiere of the Phantom of the Opera! 🙂 So, very happy with that.
Some more info:
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Price: $259
Shipping to Ecuador: $101.24
Taxes and Customs: $55.73
Local ADDITIONAL FedEx cost for handling the package: $104.55
Total cost of ownership of Chassis in Ecuador: $520.52
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Now, color me impressed with the time of delivery. Both the Chassis and the Parts Kit were shipped on the 20th.
7 Days from shipping in Italy to receiving in Ecuador is BLAZINGLY FAST! Really unheard of for me, including customs process. Really happy with that, even if that "speediness" amounts to $205 dollars in total.
This is what the package did in those 7 days:
On the other extreme opposite end, we have DHL that is handling the parts! It was even more expensive to ship a much smaller and less weighty package. It also shipped on the 20th! Here's what has "happened" on those 7 days with the DHL package:
Any idea when should I start worrying? (too late, of course, but when do you think it's time to start raising flags?)
Thanks!
Rafa.
Chassis total price is for zillionaire´s VIP
Glad to know you have receveid everything without any hassle! Custom duties in South America are always a pain, we have recently shipped something to Brazil and they were double the value of the products themselves...
And yes FedEx does an amazing job. At least they are worth the cost! 🙂
Thanks so much! The package is neatly packed and it looks really top-notch quality Gianluca! My congrats to you and your team!
I don't know if you used USPS/Canada Post but if you did i'm in the same boat.Stuck at customs since the 19th,no updates,horribly slow compared to 2 days chassis from Italy to my door with Fedex.
Hi.
With cyclical heating and cooling of the amp when on and off, did anybody feel the need to put Loctite or similar on the screws? Or will the aluminum grip them tightly enough?
Thanks!
With cyclical heating and cooling of the amp when on and off, did anybody feel the need to put Loctite or similar on the screws? Or will the aluminum grip them tightly enough?
Thanks!
I noticed the lid was not thight to the brackets after some listening, I might tight it down, but I think it's best to give it some "wiggle" room...before final snug.
EDIT: No need for lockiing compound, just tighten it properly
EDIT: No need for lockiing compound, just tighten it properly
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I went with USPS because they could use the money (they do provide an essential service to Canada's pants) and the ETA was one days difference from FedEx. The tracking says, CUSTOMS. Oh well, wouldn't be the first time or the last.
Might as well read more of ZM's older posts. Quite... er... entertaining.
My kit went by DHL eCommerce -> USPS -> Canada Post.
It was sent out Apr 14 and left the US on Apr 15. It showed up on Canada Post
tracking on Apr 20 (in Montreal) and was delivered in Toronto on Apr 21.
My case took one week to arrive by Fedex.
Hopefully your waits won't be too much longer.
It was sent out Apr 14 and left the US on Apr 15. It showed up on Canada Post
tracking on Apr 20 (in Montreal) and was delivered in Toronto on Apr 21.
My case took one week to arrive by Fedex.
Hopefully your waits won't be too much longer.
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