[grawk]

Justin, wow. What a device. It's even better now than in July. I can't wait for the full sized version! I ran it at today's meet at a little under half volume, feeding my balanced m3, and continued to be amazed at what you pulled off.

 

[DoubleEs]

Justin, will you be contacting us by PM/email regarding payments or will you be posting a thread here saying payment is now needed?

 

[justin w.]

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Originally Posted by ajsaxin /img/forum/go_quote.gif hello justin,just wanted to know if this pricing is open only for the pre order for the first shipment or would it extend to the rest as well.I guess its a lil premature but how long would it take for the second catch to ship.and yes my last question how do you rate this with your other portable amps?i know for the dad all his kids are the same but then some one is always better lol.

The pricing will be for any pre-orders placed in this thread. Pre-ordering will end after I've shipped the last one. I hope to be able to keep the same price after pre-orders. It will depend on what my final costs are. For the amount of design work, and cost of materials going into the Pico, I'm being extremely competitive on the price. The Pico is definitely the best portable I have made so far.

 

[justin w.]

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Originally Posted by IPodPJ /img/forum/go_quote.gif So Justin, Do you have any further info on shipment times? I know you said you were getting materials earlier than you expected. Are we looking at end of October now? Mid November? End of November? And you can provide info on the opamps used in the DAC and Amp? Grateful, PJ

PJ,

The materials coming earlier will mean there's less time between amps 1-75 and 76-XXX. I already have most of what I need for the first 75. Next week I'll be sending enclosure prototypes to the finisher to be polished, anodized, and laser engraved. If I'm happy with the final look, I'll send the rest of the boxes. I should have those samples on display at the end of October, and then probably end of November when I receive the first 75.

I have no problem disclosing what chips are in the Pico but I'll wait until I'm finished with testing before releasing the full specs.

 

[justin w.]

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Originally Posted by DoubleEs /img/forum/go_quote.gif Justin, will you be contacting us by PM/email regarding payments or will you be posting a thread here saying payment is now needed?

Probably both. I'll do this 1-2 weeks before they're ready to ship to give everyone time to respond, and pick some final options, such as USB cable length

 

[fanta]

Put me down for 1 Pico with DAC please!


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Originally Posted by MrSlacker /img/forum/go_quote.gif I heard Pico with 650s and sound stage was great.

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Originally Posted by 909 /img/forum/go_quote.gif X2, in fact, probably the most 3D and largest HD650 soundstage driven by a portable amp.

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Originally Posted by Voltron /img/forum/go_quote.gif x3, FTW! 909 and I heard the Pico at the same meet and it was running as a dac and powering the HD650s at the same time. Gain was set to high. It was so impressive I didn't even think to try out my E500s with the Pico for the sake of knowing how it would work with IEMs. The soundstage was brilliant and I would agree the best I have heard a portable power the 650s.

YES, YES, YES!!!

That's all I needed to hear, as you can see above I've put in my order, HURRAY.

 

[Andrew_WOT]

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Originally Posted by justin w. /img/forum/go_quote.gif Probably both. I'll do this 1-2 weeks before they're ready to ship to give everyone time to respond, and pick some final options, such as USB cable length

Will custom gain settings, like unity for low, be available as an option?

 

[kugino]

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Originally Posted by Andrew_WOT /img/forum/go_quote.gif Will custom gain settings, like unity for low, be available as an option?

good question. i don't know how difficult/easy it is to set the gain...and i don't know how many options justin wants to keep track of (my guess is fewer the better). but unity gain would be great for my custom IEMs...

 

[RIDE]

Would love to get in on the first batch...count me in for a Pico with DAT!

Thanks!

RIDE

 

[grawk]

That picture is the amp board, the other board is the battery +charger, which are completely separate, and just have 4 pins connecting them, 2 for LED, 2 for power. (I got questioned outside the forum about it, so I figured I'd clear that up)

 

[brianknewbie]

I'll take one with the DAC, thanks.

 

[lumanogin]

i'd like one with a DAC too please

 

[schelhorn]

One with DAC, please.

 

[GAD]

Count me in - Gotta have a DAC too!

GAD

 

[dmk005]

Justin,

Please add me to your PICO pre-order list WITH dac.

david