Final: 3rd Quail Group Buy.

[Nospam]

I believe the ones we have on order are very similar to this:
http://www.quail.com/cordPage_part.c...rt=4&page_no=4

except that ours also has a ferrite clamp at each end. Also, the wire on ours is shielded. I couldn't tell if the one in the link is shielded or not.

 

[Jahn]

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Originally Posted by Nospam I believe the ones we have on order are very similar to this: http://www.quail.com/cordPage_part.c...rt=4&page_no=4 except that ours also has a ferrite clamp at each end. Also, the wire on ours is shielded. I couldn't tell if the one in the link is shielded or not.

Yeah they look pretty darn close. Here's the one I checked out-

0313.072 6' 14 AWG 3 SJT Grey N.American .360-.395 15A/125V

and here's the one you ordered -

0313.072 6' 14 AWG 3 SJT Grey N.American .360-.395 15A/125V

hey that's identical! so the difference is a ferrite clamp and shielding? well shielding is always good but i could do without the ferrite clamp. let me quote yours and see what numbers pop up!

 

[tortie]

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Originally Posted by strohmie The overriding problem is that tortie hasn't been on Head-Fi in about a month. Rumor had it that he has been in and out of the hospital, but that's the last I've heard. Anyone have his e-mail address outside of Head-Fi?

Hi guys sorry I was AWOL this month. Unfortunately the rumors have been true and the problem was compounded when my mailing service (bigfoot.com) cut my forwarding off without my knowing. Anyway, Quail has emailed me that the cords are ready.

I have sent Strohmie and Gloco a PM concerning their final booked orders and the addresses that Quail will ship the cords to. Hopefullly the orders will be shipped to both of them before the week is done.

 

[Jahn]

wowee, the version you guys are getting is sold out for 8-9 weeks, you sucked them dry! the one with the ferrite and shielding is certainly a premium, from 2 bucks without to 8 bucks with. I'm a cheap guy, i think i'll just wait and see how the 2 buck version does me, then mebbe buy some in bulk if i like it since they have em in stock right now.

 

[tortie]

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Originally Posted by Jahn wowee, the version you guys are getting is sold out for 8-9 weeks, you sucked them dry! the one with the ferrite and shielding is certainly a premium, from 2 bucks without to 8 bucks with. .

Actually that 8 bucks is a lot cheaper than what we paid for

The cheapest qoute we got was $9.60 a piece if we order 300 pieces or more. Plus our waiting time is also longer. That $2 cord looks like a winner, you can NEVER go wrong with a $2 powercord with hospital-grade plugs.

If I remember correctly, Quail didnt offer cords with ferrites AND shielding a year or so ago, when we had our very first Quail group buy. We were the ones who asked to have a hospital grade cord built which is shielded and have ferrites in both ends. So in effect, we head-fier's came up with the idea

 

[Jahn]

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Originally Posted by tortie Actually that 8 bucks is a lot cheaper than what we paid for The cheapest qoute we got was $9.60 a piece if we order 300 pieces or more. Plus our waiting time is also longer. That $2 cord looks like a winner, you can NEVER go wrong with a $2 powercord with hospital-grade plugs. If I remember correctly, Quail didnt offer cords with ferrites AND shielding a year or so ago, when we had our very first Quail group buy. We were the ones who asked to have a hospital grade cord built which is shielded and have ferrites in both ends. So in effect, we head-fier's came up with the idea

Maybe they built in bulk and have a bit of overstock now, and are trying to sell the rest at 8 bucks a pop? I'd actually like to go non-ferrite for all my stuff, but for the computer i'd be happy to go ferrite and shielded. Oh, the choices! Thanks for the info guys!

 

[harkamus]

OK...this ferrite stuff...why and what for? A year or so ago, or possibly more, I read that the ferrites degrade sound quality. As such many buyers opted to remove them. Can someone clear this up? If the sound gets better I'll take a knife to the cord. Is there any use of the clamps?

 

[Jahn]

i think mine are shielded too!

 

[tortie]

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Originally Posted by Jahn it all comes to 5.98 each folks, i bought the 10 cord minimum (50 dollar minimum actually) and i certainly have 10 things around the house i can use this cord for! for people who missed out on the group buy, going this route isn't too painful!

Is this the non-shielded variety?

 

[tortie]

Expected delivery date October 14.

 

[Thaddy]

Any updates on the status?

 

[Jahn]

well not on the group buy, but my stash of 10 cords should be coming in today. I paid a bit more to get the 8ft instead of the 6ft - the cord is grey, not see-thru, and it has no ferrite or shielding. the quail cord i have in the house right now is 6ft, seethru, no ferrite or shielding, and the melos has a loooow noise floor with this thing, so i'm happy to know that the unshielded thing won't be an issue - and i prefer non-ferrite. i'm thinking of unloading the cords i won't be using in the FS forum soon after i replace all the stock cords in my house - i should have a few quails left after that! no PMs anymore please, i think it will be fairest just to post it to the public and first come first serve so you all don't have to pay over 50 to buy in bulk like i did hehe.

 

[strohmie]

I've got two big boxes of product that are supposed to hit my doorstep sometime this afternoon. I'm organizing shipping and all that for the west coasters, and ordered boxes from USPS late last week...hopefully those'll arrive in the next few days.

Either way, we're right about there. I'll keep everyone informed.

 

[gloco]

I got one heavy box of cables, sorry I don't have a digicam handy but these cables are thick and heavy.

I'll start shipping on Monday and contacting folks to pay for real shipping rates via paypal. I'll be shipping via USPS 1st mail (no delivery confirmation or insurance).

 

[tortie]

Glad to hear that I arrived safely

I'll be sending feedbacks to everyone who ordered the Quails with-in the week.

If there is something wrong with your number of orders (as posted in the first post of this thread) please send me a PM.

I will be filling up the waiting list when all paid orders have been shipped and accounted for. Just in case I missed someone or made a mistake in the number of orders.