Final: 3rd Quail Group Buy.

[ReasonablyLucid]

*Impaitently awaits the shipping cost of his cables*

 

[strohmie]

Cords here, now time to organize. I have boxes coming in from USPS -- I've figured that the cheapest way to ship the cords is video-sized priority mail boxes for two cords or less and flat rate boxes for more than three cords. Otherwise the price would be too high going from the east coast to the west coast, certainly by priority mail. And I don't have extra boxes to send the cords by FedEx or UPS, else I'd do that.

The Canada orders do not require specific boxes, so these will go out first. Shipping will be Airmail for these. Will contact everyone for international once I have them packed up and priced.

Will post when the priority mail supplies show -- should be in the next few days.

 

[gloco]

Got the second box of cords today.

I packed up the cords for the following folks and will be shipped within the hour:

dreamnid - 3 cables
zachary80 - 2 cables
fmonar - 1 cable
harkamus - 2 cables

I'm almost positive i will get grief about the weight of the boxes if i use 1st class shipping, if i'm forced to switch to priority i will do so. Hopefully I can avoid shipping priority mail since it doesn't make that much sense to send these cables as such. I'll be shipping a few more when i leave work and repeat the process tomorrow (3-4 packages for a lunchtime stroll and 3-4 when i leave for the day). If you have any q's, feel free to drop me a pm.

Gpalmer...boy, am i gonna have fun lugging your cables to the PO

 

[tortie]

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Originally Posted by gloco Gpalmer...boy, am i gonna have fun lugging your cables to the PO

Gpalmer ordered the most cables in this group buy and he also topped the order list on the last one. How many audio equipment do you really have Greg?

 

[gpalmer]

Quote:

Originally Posted by gloco Gpalmer...boy, am i gonna have fun lugging your cables to the PO

LOL, sorry!

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Originally Posted by tortie Gpalmer ordered the most cables in this group buy and he also topped the order list on the last one. How many audio equipment do you really have Greg?

Well, the problem is the count just keeps growing. To make it even tougher, I was having some problems with RFI when I added my new 24" monitor. Nasty noises in my speaker setup (and headphones), beat frequency noises from interference. I found that adding one of my Quails to the monitor quieted things somewhat, now I just to go through and do everything else! Say Bye-Bye to this shipment!

 

[gloco]

Just a quick update: The PO forced me use Priority mail since the boxes were over 13 ounces.

This is a rough estimate of how much it will cost, based on how many cables you paid for:

3 cables - 5.30 (rochester, ny)
2 cables - 6.05 (indiana)
1 cable - 3.95 (Massachusetts)
2 cables - 6.85 (Georgia)

Prices naturally fluctuate based on how far a distance the packing is going. I didn't see any use for parcel post since it was literally 10 cents cheaper. I used the automated machine to post these boxes, so i know at least one head-fier who strictly wanted 1st class mail. For that, i'll jump on line and haggle with the window person to see if they can let it by. These cables are not lightweight, they're quite heavy.

Anyway, if you have any q's, let me know!

Oh yeah: I will be pm'ing you with the actual shipping rate once i ship your box to paypal me the funds. So i'll try to get everything out by the end of work week.

 

[gpalmer]

ooh, ooh, I have a question, What's the cost for 16?

 

[Giteet]

Have the existence of any extras been established - I'd like some if possible.

 

[gpalmer]

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Originally Posted by Giteet Have the existence of any extras been established - I'd like some if possible.

Yes, there are no extras, at leasst at last announcment. You might want to take a look a Jahn's sale instead.

 

[gloco]

Quote:

Originally Posted by gpalmer ooh, ooh, I have a question, What's the cost for 16?

LOL, i'll let ya know once i ship em out (probably wed or thursday).

 

[strohmie]

All orders have been packed, and the respective buyers have been contacted.

Status is as follows:

calaf -- shipped 10/18
ken_loo -- shipped 10/18
chillysalsa -- shipped 10/18
Nospam -- shipped 10/18
jjcha -- shipped 10/18
DrOctagon -- shipped 10/18

meat01 -- shipped 10/19
Zon -- shipped 10/19
ReasonablyLucid -- shipped 10/19
SilverCans -- shipped 10/19
invicta61 -- shipped 10/19
gurus -- shipped 10/19
Publius -- shipped 10/19

aug1516 -- paid, shipping 10/20

Natsuiro -- packed, awaiting payment
orkney -- packed, awaiting payment
raiden -- packed, awaiting payment
brianknewbie -- packed, awaiting payment
ivandal -- packed, awaiting payment
stroob -- packed, awaiting payment
Soundbuff -- packed, awaiting payment

 

[harkamus]

Question about the Quail cables. I understand they have ferrite clamps. I never understood the use of them, but I seem to recall reading that these ferrite clamps degraded sound quality and should therefore be removed. Can anyone shed some light into this matter? If that is the case, what would be the easist method to removing said clamps?

 

[Jahn]

Quote:

Originally Posted by gpalmer Yes, there are no extras, at leasst at last announcment. You might want to take a look a Jahn's sale instead.

yep they allow you to order direct as long as you get 50 bucks worth. which works out to 9-10 cords with the cord i got, which was 2 feet longer, grey, no ferrite. no shielding? i think it does tho, there's no noise interference from what i can hear.

 

[gpalmer]

Quote:

Originally Posted by harkamus Question about the Quail cables. I understand they have ferrite clamps. I never understood the use of them, but I seem to recall reading that these ferrite clamps degraded sound quality and should therefore be removed. Can anyone shed some light into this matter? If that is the case, what would be the easist method to removing said clamps?

No, the ferrite chokes are meant to keep high frequency interference from propogating down the cord. For instance if you look at your monitor cable from your PC, it will most likely have them. In my case I had some really nasty beat frequency interference from a new monitor I recently purchased that was causing interference with my audio gear and inserting one of them calmed it down, now if I could just get Gloco to ship the rest I'd be set

(Just kidding, just kidding, it's actually stopped the last couple days since the weather turned cold so I think someone's air conditioner was causing it. I think I have a few months to spare before it becomes a problem again ). Some folks feel the ferrite chokes constrict the highs but I haven't heard that effect from these cables on any of my gear.

 

[ReasonablyLucid]

For the sake of reference if you do want to remove them this is an easy way.

1)Take a utility razor blade or exacto knife and cut off the rubber/plastic around the core.
2)Place it on cement.
3)Take a large hammer.
4)Hit the core really hard.

that will shatter it.