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Originally Posted by Luminette
 Guarantee you it's not a $150-200 improvement - if really there is much of an improvement :|
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Actually "Rockhopper.com" is(was) selling prebuilt for $150.So it's only a $85 difference.But i just read on their website they have "suspended" orders for now.But when i get my ALO Mini^3 i will give my review.I got mine off a fellow "head-fier"(2 months old) for $180 including shipping.And this is their upgraded claim. "We begin with a proven solid AMB.org Mini3 "High Performance" model pocket amplifier board and add our own modification to upgrade the original design. We first use Black Gate capacitors on the voltage rails to the opamps to offer better bass and weight, punch, and control. The stock caps are used as bypass caps and the BGs are used in parallel for extra rail "stiffness". Next we changed a few resistors in the signal path with a brand that we believe offers a less grainy top-end and has more extension and is more effortless sounding. Because these resistors are directly in the signal path, they have a noticeable influence on the sound and we believe the upgraded resistors offer a clear improvement to the sound of the already wonderful original AMB.org amp"
