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Took over 2 weeks just to get A prototype... just a week for the rest once given the go ahead huh? Just cross our fingers all goes well with prototype function testing

 

Got $20 for the first mod who goes on faceook and posts "stop this idle speculation or I'll be force to shut down this thread"

 

I thought some time ago they said 48" was the only option (also only silver) on the JH3A-JH1X, and they were converting all orders to 48"/silver no matter what was ordered. Were you able to get it back to 64" again?

 

You know that's a good question. Since the old thread was shut down I been in the dark here.

I am not aware of the silver nor the 48" only. All I can say is I asked for the 64" and Jaime said yes.

 

i hope longer runs can be made. I intend to use these for home listening only so I'd like access to a 7-10 foot cable. Will these be able to be made by custom cable makers or is this a special cable? If it's only available from JHA and not long enough it will be a deal breaker for sure.

 

noooooobody knows, just like nooooooobody knows - *bites lip* *shoots steam out of ears*

According to Jerry, the unit is calibrated (among other things of course), to the cable length. Changing that would mean a very minor change in the sound. (In the bass if I remember Jerry's words from CanJam 2010 correctly...) So since they don't even offer a 7-10 ft cable, you might have a bit of trouble getting that. You might want to speak to them directly about that...

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I'm in a similar situation, but why wouldn't you want to take care of the distance with the digital input cable? Or the analog input cable if you go that route? On top of possibly superior SQ, your volume/bass controls would also be nearby.

I had Blue Jeans Cable make a 20' RCA to mini spdif for this reason.
Edited by blessingx - 4/14/11 at 7:05am

The coffee table (where my gear sits) in my living room is about 4 feet in front of me. Add 3 feet for safety and ease of use and you are at 7 feet already. I had a 6 foot cable with my HD600 and it was really tight when I would lean back in my recliner to relax to my music.

Although.. since the JH3A is a DAC and amp that removes a good chunk of gear from my table. I could just run the line to my side table right next to me since the JH3A box is so small it won't take much space and it would only be about 2 feet from my head in that location.

someone on facebook asked about the battery - in case you are a head-fier i can answer your question -

 

Brent Douglas Cool, two questions for you:
1) are the batteries in the 3a AA or other standard type or built-in rechargeable?

 

i asked a lot about the batteries months ago when I ordered and was told it is a built in rechargeable.. i wanna say lithium, and they assured me it is also user replacable.

Took the words right from my mouth. I was thinking the SAME exact thing.
 

 

 

 

So it looks like May                                                 ... be. 

 

Edited by blessingx - 4/15/11 at 9:24am

boy they really know how to hold out on their updates unitl my blood is ready to boil. 

 

Agreed! This has definitely been the most agonizing purchase I have ever made. I just hope the juice is worth the squeeze. What I still don't understand is why they couldn't begin making and shipping units out, as there was only one last programming defect to solve. Wasn't that the point of making the MCU flash-updateable? Something seems weird to me about that... I will definitely be cancelling my order, if there is no concrete news of substance

 

 

 

 

 

I'm a bit confused is the JH-3A an IEM/Portable that takes AA batteries